> postgresql.auto.conf is similar enough to postgresql.conf that it will prevent tab completion from working as it does now. As a result it will cause > people to bring that file up for editing when we wish to avoid that.
This new file postgresql.auto.conf will be created inside a new directory "config", so both will be in different directories. Will there be any confusion with tab completion for different directories?
Tab completion will not be confused, no.
But I think everything else will be. How will I know that some settings have been set by ALTER SYSTEM and some by other means?
Sounds to me like a recipe for chaos. I hope nobody is calling for a commit on this anytime soon. I think the whole thing needs some careful thought and review before we commit this.