SQL config file names

[Peter Nixon]

On Fri 20 Jul 2007, Hugh Messenger wrote:
> Alan DeKok said:
> >   Directories are cheap.
> >
> >   sql/templates/database-thingy.conf
> >   sql/database/thingy.conf -> ../../templates/.....
> >   sql/thingy/database.conf -> ../../templates/...
>
> Of course, that would also simplify configuration, so in radiusd.conf we
> can have ...
>
> db_dialect = mysql
>
> ... then in things like sql.conf and sqlippool.conf, instead of having
> stuff like ...
>
>  ################################################################
>  ## Uncomment the appropriate config file for your SQL dialect ##
>  ################################################################
>
>  # $INCLUDE ${confdir}/sql/mysql-ippool-dialup.conf
>  $INCLUDE ${confdir}/sql/postgresql-ippool-dialup.conf
>
> ... it just becomes ...
>
>  $INCLUDE ${confdir}/sql/${db_dialect}/sqlippool.conf
>
> ... no need to fart around editing the INCLUDE lines.

Bingo. I'm sold on the idea.

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