Re: Should enum GUCs be listed as such in config.sgml?

From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: Should enum GUCs be listed as such in config.sgml?
Date: 2008-07-02 06:36:08
Message-ID: 486B21D8.9010307@hagander.net
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Currently, config.sgml still describes the new "enum" GUC variables
> as being of type "string" --- but pg_settings says they are "enum".
> This is not very consistent, but I wonder whether changing the docs
> would be more confusing or less so. I note that section 18.1 doesn't
> mention the enum alternative either.

From the perspective of the person setting it in the config, it still
"looks like a string", which is why I chose not to change it. I think
it'd make things more confusing.

18.1 probably deserves a note about it though, I'll see if I can come up
with something good there.

//Magnus

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