Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL overall design

2005-09-30 Thread Jim C. Nasby
On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 07:00:14PM +0530, Gnanavel S wrote:
> On 9/27/05, Jonah H. Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Were you looking for a call graph?
> 
> 
> Yes. I want to know the list and sequence of files involved during a call.

Total non-coder question, but is there an open-source utility that's
capable of generating that? Seems like a useful piece of documentation
to have. Also seems like it'd be completely impractical to maintain by
hand.
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Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL overall design

2005-09-28 Thread Gnanavel S
On 9/27/05, Jonah H. Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Were you looking for a call graph?
Yes. I want to know the list and sequence of files involved during  a call.
On 9/27/05, 
Abhijit Menon-Sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

At 2005-09-27 15:20:05 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:>> Can anyone please tell/point me where I can get the postgresql system
> layout (I've an interest to contribute).
http://www.postgresql.org/developer/codingAnd, in particular:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html
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Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL overall design

2005-09-28 Thread Gnanavel S
On 9/27/05, Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[ -performance removed ]Gnanavel S wrote:>>  Need a clarification in copydir.c file of src/port directory,  In the> following snippet the destination directory is created first then the
> source directory is read. Suppose if I don't have permission to read> the source, even then the destination directory would be created.> I just want to know whether there is any reason for doing so?
>>Under what circumstances do you imagine this will happen, since thepostmaster user owns all the files and directories?
Understood. But can you explain why it is done in that way as what I
said seems to be standard way of doing it (correct me if I'm wrong).-- with regards,S.Gnanavel


Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL overall design

2005-09-27 Thread Andrew Dunstan


[ -performance removed ]

Gnanavel S wrote:



 Need a clarification in copydir.c file of src/port directory,  In the 
following snippet the destination directory is created first then the 
source directory is read. Suppose if I don't have permission to read 
the source, even then the destination directory would be created.

I just want to know whether there is any reason for doing so?

   



Under what circumstances do you imagine this will happen, since the 
postmaster user owns all the files and directories?


cheers

andrew

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Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL overall design

2005-09-27 Thread Jonah H. Harris
Were you looking for a call graph?On 9/27/05, Abhijit Menon-Sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
At 2005-09-27 15:20:05 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:>> Can anyone please tell/point me where I can get the postgresql system> layout (I've an interest to contribute).
http://www.postgresql.org/developer/codingAnd, in particular:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html
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Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL overall design

2005-09-27 Thread Abhijit Menon-Sen
At 2005-09-27 15:20:05 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Can anyone please tell/point me where I can get the postgresql system
> layout (I've an interest to contribute).

http://www.postgresql.org/developer/coding

And, in particular:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html

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