Re: is_local parameter on set_config function

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, joao(dot)miguel(dot)c(dot)ferreira(at)gmail(dot)com, Pg Docs <pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: is_local parameter on set_config function
Date: 2021-01-29 15:10:54
Message-ID: 2780891.1611933054@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"David G. Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:14 PM Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
> wrote:
>> This is equivalent to the LOCAL clause in the SET query:
>> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/sql-set.html

> Specifically, the hyperlink link to the SET command in that section is
> expected to be referenced for details. Repeating that documentation on the
> config-settings page is not particularly desirable.

I think the OP might be looking at table 9.85 (Configuration Settings
Functions), in which the cross-references to SET and SHOW are *not*
hyperlinks. But they should be. Will fix. I think there might be
room to say explicitly that is_local is equivalent to SET's LOCAL
option, too.

regards, tom lane

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