Bruce,
> One issue is that the postgresql.conf file only gets installed as part
> of initdb so a shutdown/install/restart will replace the sample file,
> but the server file will retain comments until an initdb. This means
> some beta people might go into 8.0.0 final with comments, and some will
> not.
I think there's a couple other patches that have the same effect (that is,
initdb is required to take care of them). I think people using the beta
should expect to re-build several times, anyway -- if they're not, they
shouldn't use beta software.
Also, this is basically a "documentation" bug, intended to make
postgresql.conf easier to understand, so even if some beta tester doesn't
load it, postgresql.conf still works ..
--
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco