Re: [HACKERS] Duplicated docs on libpq parameters

2009-01-10 Thread Bruce Momjian
Magnus Hagander wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: > > Magnus Hagander writes: > >> Any reason not to just have the environment variable documentation refer > >> back to the connection option documentation? > > > > Well, not all of 'em are connection options. > > > > I could see documenting the connection

Re: [HACKERS] Duplicated docs on libpq parameters

2008-11-11 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Magnus Hagander wrote: > Well, I was mostly thinking like: > PGSSLMODE > This corresponds to the sslmode connection option. > > Then for those that aren't connection options, we'd keep the full > description. I'm not advocating we remove the whole chapter, just the > duplicated stuff. (I assume

Re: [HACKERS] Duplicated docs on libpq parameters

2008-11-11 Thread Magnus Hagander
Tom Lane wrote: > Magnus Hagander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Any reason not to just have the environment variable documentation refer >> back to the connection option documentation? > > Well, not all of 'em are connection options. > > I could see documenting the connection options more like t

Re: [HACKERS] Duplicated docs on libpq parameters

2008-11-11 Thread Tom Lane
Magnus Hagander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Any reason not to just have the environment variable documentation refer > back to the connection option documentation? Well, not all of 'em are connection options. I could see documenting the connection options more like the GUC-variable options, ie

[HACKERS] Duplicated docs on libpq parameters

2008-11-11 Thread Magnus Hagander
There seems to be a lot of duplication in the libpq documentation between the connection string parameters and the environment variables. They are close to identical but not exactly (for example, there is a "and vs or" change in PGSSLMODE/sslmode). Any reason not to just have the environment varia