Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> We got the comment on the docs:
>
> log_filename(string) is misleading, since it really doesn't use a
> strftime pattern, but instead a reimplementation of strftime, in order
> to be cross-platform. There is no documentation on this except to look
> in src/timezone/strftime.c (the function is called pg_strftime)
Correct. I propose the attached patch.
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Index: config.sgml
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RCS file: /home/alvherre/cvs/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v
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diff -c -p -r1.179 config.sgml
*** config.sgml 19 May 2008 18:08:15 -0000 1.179
--- config.sgml 6 Jun 2008 21:52:45 -0000
*************** local0.* /var/log/postgresql
*** 2428,2435 ****
<varname>log_filename</varname> were <literal>server_log</literal>,
then the chosen file name would be <literal>server_log.1093827753</>
for a log starting at Sun Aug 29 19:02:33 2004 MST.
! This parameter can only be set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</>
! file or on the server command line.
</para>
<para>
If CSV-format output is enabled in <varname>log_destination</>,
--- 2428,2435 ----
<varname>log_filename</varname> were <literal>server_log</literal>,
then the chosen file name would be <literal>server_log.1093827753</>
for a log starting at Sun Aug 29 19:02:33 2004 MST.
! Note that the system's <systemitem>strftime</systemitem> is not used
! directly, so platform-specific (nonstandard) extensions do not work.
</para>
<para>
If CSV-format output is enabled in <varname>log_destination</>,
*************** local0.* /var/log/postgresql
*** 2440,2445 ****
--- 2440,2449 ----
In the case of the example above, the CSV
file name will be <literal>server_log.1093827753.csv</literal>.
</para>
+ <para>
+ This parameter can only be set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</>
+ file or on the server command line.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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