Re: [PATCHES] WIP patch - INSERT-able log statements

Greg Smith <gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com> writes:
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> Also, "sql" is not really a destination -- it is a format.

> A log file with a different name is another destination. eventlog is
> certainly a different format and it's sitting happily as an option there.
> I haven't heard anyone make a useful argument yet as to how insert/sql
> logs are any different than the current way that stderr, syslog, and
> eventlog are all possibilities now for log_destination, each with their
> own little quirks (and in the case of syslog, their own additional GUC
> parameters).

Since the "sql" format doesn't make any sense for syslog or eventlog
output, I tend to agree that treating it as a destination is a
reasonable answer. It's going to be a bit non-orthogonal no matter
which way we jump, but this seems like the most natural and useful
extension from where we are. To me anyway ... YMMV ...

regards, tom lane