Re: Missing locale files according to psql

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> On 9/22/14 2:08 PM, jayknowsunix(at)gmail(dot)com wrote:
>> Ok, enough, but if they're not included in the PostgreSQL rpm, why does psql look for them?

> This is how locales work, independent of PostgreSQL or psql. You set a
> locale in the environment, the operating system looks if locale
> information files are installed, and if not in proceeds with a fallback.

Perhaps more to the point: there is a defined search path that libc is
supposed to follow when looking to see if there is a messages file for
the application. It does not know in advance whether the app has a
messages file or exactly where in the path it'll be located.

regards, tom lane