Re: some strange messages

On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 01:28:52AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl> writes:

> > #: utils/adt/acl.c:780
> > msgid "cannot remove the world ACL"
>
> > What exactly is "the world ACL"?
>
> Privileges granted to PUBLIC --- the ACL code always keeps PUBLIC
> privileges as an ACL entry, even when they are empty. I suspect this is
> an internal error that cannot happen unless an upper software layer blew
> it, and as such does not need to be translated. Can anyone check that?
> I'm about out of steam for tonight...

Hmm.. the code is making the assumption that this ACL is at position 0
of the ACL list.

It would be quite nice if this message needs not be translated, because
it's the only message that's left for me currently, and even if I
understand what's about I can't find a good translation.

> > #: parser/gram.y:3249
> > msgid "argument type missing (use NONE for unary operators)"
>
> > Maybe the string between parenthesis should be in a separate errhint() ?
>
> Or rewrite entirely. Do you have a better wording?

Yes. In fact something very similar appears in regproc.c, line 636:

if (nargs == 1)
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_PARAMETER),
errmsg("missing argument"),
errhint("Use NONE to denote the missing argument of a unary operator.")));

--
Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>)
"El realista sabe lo que quiere; el idealista quiere lo que sabe" (Anonimo)