Re: [gsmith@gregsmith.com: Re: [patch] GUC source file and line number]

Greg Smith <gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com> writes:
> On Tue, 2 Sep 2008, Tom Lane wrote:
>>> How about having two new columns "reset value" and "boot value"?
>>
>> Like it better than "default value" ...

> It's being a bit pedantic at the expense of the user, but I don't really
> care that much here. I exposed the boot_val and described it in the
> documentation as:

> "Default value if the parameter is not explicitly set"

If that statement were the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth, and if it didn't ignore the point about "explicitly set WHERE?",
I'd be fine with it.

> That was why I just picked the more important one
> and named it "default";

More important to whom? You are adopting a very narrow mindset,
which seems to be that only DBAs look at this view.

regards, tom lane