From 496cb6fc2e7e28c4f583590b1a97bb5118b0049b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Casey Duncan Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:57:03 -0700 Subject: add a note explaining why you might want to use envars --- docs/narr/environment.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/narr/environment.rst b/docs/narr/environment.rst index 0ab057684..7b7946aae 100644 --- a/docs/narr/environment.rst +++ b/docs/narr/environment.rst @@ -336,6 +336,14 @@ with ``reload_``). on in one fell swoop, you can use affect settings that do not start with ``reload_*`` such as ``debug_notfound``. +.. note:: + Specifying configuration settings via environment variables is generally + most useful during development, where you may wish to augment or + override the more permanent settings in the configuration file. + This is useful because many of the reload and debug settings may + have performance or security (i.e., disclosure) implications + that make them undesirable in a production environment. + .. index:: single: reload_templates single: reload_assets -- cgit v1.2.3