On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 08:48:34AM +0200, Albe Laurenz wrote: > Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > So assuming we allowed units in postgresql.conf, how would you report > > them with SHOW? > > > > 1. The way they were set (hard) > > > > 2. Without units (not user-friendly) > > > > 3. Always in base units (seconds or bytes) > > > > 4. The largest unit that gives an integer > > > > (4) seems the most reasonable to me in terms of interface and > > implementation. 5. Using whatever units were used in postgresql.conf
> 4. would be the best option for human readers, but it would be a pain > for > a script that parses command output. For scripts I think the best bet would be to go with 3 on current_setting(). -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
