Обсуждение: Command line argument for Server
Hi,
I want to set or reset a global flag.Swapnil Bhoite <swapnil.temp28@gmail.com> writes: > I want to set or reset a global flag. > 1) What currently I'm thinking is, I'll declare that global flag in > *postgres.h* > 2) I'll set that depending on my custom flag given at server startup > 3) I encountered function *getopt* but I couldn't understand it > So my question is how should I process command line argument for server? > Or is there any another way to do so using *postgresql.conf*? Forget about inventing your own flag mechanism. Create a new GUC parameter instead: there is lots and lots of existing infrastructure you won't have to reinvent. regards, tom lane