Re: shrinking the postgresql.conf

> Well, if you want PostgreSQL to act a specific way, then you are going to
> have to set up the defaults somehow, right?

Of course, which is why we could use a global table for most of it.

>
> Which is cleaner? Using a configuration file which is going to be there
> anyway, or trying to rig-up some sort of autostart.sql mechanism to put
> PostgreSQL into its desired state?

Initdb could easily create this as part of the catalog/cluster.

>
> I periodically get into arguments on hackers because I want *more* options
> available in postgresql.conf

Then I think we will have to agree to disagree ;).

>
> My dream is to start postgres like:
>
> /opt/postgres/bin/postmaster --config-file=/opt/postgres/bases/tiger.conf
> or
> /opt/postgres/bin/postmaster --config-file=/opt/postgres/bases/zipcode.conf

You can do that easily if you have multiple catalogs which is what we do
when we want that.

>
> I also want an include directve that allows production or debugging
> settings to be easily used.
>

Such as?

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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