> It`s not a beta-blocker, but I still need to fix the postgresql.conf.sample
> file to not use all those commented-out values. Unfortunately, I have not
> had time to do this. If someone could take of this, it would be most
> appreciated. See Tom`s notes on some issues involved:
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2004-07/msg00178.php
>
> Another reason to make sure this makes it into 8.0 is so that the new
> group of users does not see the format of the file change from 8.0 to 8.1,
> but can start right away with the more intuitive format.
This is too involved a change at this stage. I don't expect
postgresql.conf to change any more from 7.4->8.0 than from 8.0->8.1 so I
don't see why this is more critical for this release, and it has too
many open issues.
> Second, Jan promised at OSCON to fix up server-side prepare so it actually
> works even if you do not have the exact types to pass in. I presume you
> will then be able to do something like this:
>
> PREPARE mystatement AS SELECT * FROM pg_class WHERE relanem = $1
>
> which will make driver writers very, very happy.
Promising does not mean it will get into CVS.
I am not in favor of doing any of these things for 8.0. We are far past
feature freeze. If someone wants these, they are going to have to make
a persuasive argument to the community.
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