From: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | JKraaijeveld(at)askesis(dot)nl (Joost Kraaijeveld) |
Cc: | hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org, hugo(dot)korwaser(at)dspace(dot)co(dot)uk |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] High level description of postgres |
Date: | 1998-09-11 18:36:21 |
Message-ID: | 199809111836.OAA07931@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> Hi,
>
> Can anyone give me directions to a high level descriotion of postgres? Which
> executables and or scripts are there and what is their responsibility? What
> is a typical scenario of what postgres does? Wait on a port listening for a
> connection, on request fork? Is there a readable (and no, dozens of
> Makefiles are not considered readable) list of dependancies? Which
> executable depends on which source and /or libraries? Which library depends
> on what othere librarie / source? etc. etc.
>
> I have read (but not memorized) the user manual and the administrators
> manual but I found them not giving the answers I was looking for.
Have you seen the backend flow chart and developers FAQ on the web site?
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