[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Kirkwood) wrote: > Do you need name, value pairs? I was thinking that something like: > > # Postgres Cluster Registration > # > # PG_HOME PGDATA PORT > /usr/local/pg7.4.1 /vol01/pggeo 5435 > /usr/local/pg7.4.1 /vol01/pgicdmdb 5434 > /usr/local/pg7.4.1 /vol03/pg74 5432 > > Clearly other fields are possible (like ALIAS for the names you were > using, and OPTS for extra arguments). > > This sort of layout is easily readable (more easily readable for those > of us used to standard UNIX config files) and simply parsable too.
As mentioned before, the port number is redundant, and therefore shouldn't be there at all. There needs to be a name to identify each instance, so a mandatory field is missing. -- (format nil "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" "cbbrowne" "gmail.com") http://linuxdatabases.info/info/slony.html "By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since sliced bread." -- Vance Petree, Virginia Power ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
