Tomas Vondra <tomas.vondra@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> On Mon, Aug 05, 2019 at 10:21:39AM -0400, Stephen Frost wrote:
>> I'd be happier with one set of code at least being the recommended
>> approach to modifying the file and only one set of code in our codebase
>> that's messing with .auto.conf, so that, hopefully, it's done
>> consistently and properly and in a way that everything agrees on and
>> expects, but if we can't get there due to concerns about where we are in
>> the release cycle, et al, then let's at least document what is
>> *supposed* to happen and have our code do so.
> I think fixing ALTER SYSTEM to handle duplicities, and documenting the
> basic rules about modifying .auto.conf is the way to go.
I agree. So the problem at the moment is we lack a documentation
patch. Who wants to write it?
regards, tom lane