From: | Peter T Mount <psqlhack(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] RE: [HACKERS] error messages not only English |
Date: | 1998-05-26 20:34:19 |
Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.3.95.980526213055.3185A-100000@retep.org.uk |
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On Tue, 26 May 1998, Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter T Mount <psqlhack(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk> writes:
> > In libpq, this could be added to PQerrorMessage(). This could attempt to
> > get the native language error message from the DB, defaulting to either an
> > english one, or just the error code (it would be a bad problem in this
> > case).
>
> Um. libpq has its own error messages that it can generate --- the most
> obvious ones being those about "failed to connect to postmaster"
> and "lost connection to backend". How is it supposed to get a localized
> equivalent message from the server in cases like that?
>
> Bear in mind that libpq may be executing on a remote machine, so
> "have it read the error message file directly" is not a usable answer.
I'd think these would be ones where the current messages wouldn't be
translated, simply because translation is not possible at those points.
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