On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian writes:
> >
> > > Due to my error, log_min_error messages went into 7.3.X with the wrong
> > > default, and the wrong listed options.
> > >
> > > This fixes the bug in CVS current and 7.3.X. Patch attached.
> >
> > Why does "panic" mean "off"? If you set it to "panic" don't you still get
> > the "panic" messages? I'm sure the implementation makes sense, but the
> > way it's documented seems confusing.
>
> Yep, it is really weird. Gavin didn't want to have separate routines to
> validate the various flags, so all the "level" messages can take all the
> possible values, and there is no 'off' so "panic" seems the best.
> only meaningful ones.
I offered, from memory, three different possible solutions. setting it to
PANIC seemed the most popular.
Gavin