| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Swapnil Bhoite <swapnil(dot)temp28(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Command line argument for Server |
| Date: | 2014-03-24 13:41:36 |
| Message-ID: | 11942.1395668496@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Swapnil Bhoite <swapnil(dot)temp28(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I want to set or reset a global flag.
> 1) What currently I'm thinking is, I'll declare that global flag in
> *postgres.h*
> 2) I'll set that depending on my custom flag given at server startup
> 3) I encountered function *getopt* but I couldn't understand it
> So my question is how should I process command line argument for server?
> Or is there any another way to do so using *postgresql.conf*?
Forget about inventing your own flag mechanism. Create a new GUC
parameter instead: there is lots and lots of existing infrastructure
you won't have to reinvent.
regards, tom lane
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