Re: [HACKERS] What is the motivation of include directive and

2007-01-18 Thread Andrew Dunstan
Takayuki Tsunakawa wrote: From: "Andrew Dunstan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Meeting FHS requirements is no bad thing, though. And the ability to include a common configuration set in multiple instances is surely useful to a number of people. After all, you aren't forced to use these facili

Re: [HACKERS] What is the motivation of include directive and

2007-01-17 Thread Takayuki Tsunakawa
From: "Andrew Dunstan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Meeting FHS requirements is no bad thing, though. And the ability to > include a common configuration set in multiple instances is surely > useful to a number of people. After all, you aren't forced to use these > facilities - I typically don't. Thank y

Re: [HACKERS] What is the motivation of include directive and

2007-01-17 Thread Andrew Dunstan
Tom Lane wrote: "Takayuki Tsunakawa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Still, I don't understand well why config files need to be placed outside the data directory, except for daring conform to FHS. The killer argument for it is that most of what is in $PGDATA should be excluded from your no

Re: [HACKERS] What is the motivation of include directive and

2007-01-16 Thread Takayuki Tsunakawa
From: "Tom Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Takayuki Tsunakawa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Still, I don't understand well why config files need to be placed >> outside the data directory, except for daring conform to FHS. > > The killer argument for it is that most of what is in $PGDATA should be >

Re: [HACKERS] What is the motivation of include directive and

2007-01-16 Thread Tom Lane
"Takayuki Tsunakawa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Still, I don't understand well why config files need to be placed > outside the data directory, except for daring conform to FHS. The killer argument for it is that most of what is in $PGDATA should be excluded from your normal filesystem backup m

Re: [HACKERS] What is the motivation of include directive and

2007-01-16 Thread Takayuki Tsunakawa
From: "Bruce Momjian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Takayuki Tsunakawa wrote: >> In section "17.1. Setting Parameters", include directive is described. >> Why was this directive prepared? What usage is assumed? Is it for >> GUI tools, or for placing custom parameters in other files? >> >> In section "17.

Re: [HACKERS] What is the motivation of include directive and

2007-01-16 Thread Bruce Momjian
Takayuki Tsunakawa wrote: > Hello, > > Let me ask about the background of configuration files. I couldn't > find the relevant information in the 8.2 documentation. I'm sorry to > cause you trouble. > > In section "17.1. Setting Parameters", include directive is described. > Why was this directi