On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 12:07:35PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> writes: > > We use "cannot" and "could not" quite often in source code and error > > messages: > > Yup. > > > Is there any sense that we should have more consistency in our message > > wording? > > There is specific guidance about it in our error message style guide: > > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/error-style-guide.html > > (see under "Present vs. Past Tense"). I believe we largely conform > to that guideline, though of course exceptions sneak in from time > to time.
Oh, good. I remember we discussed this in the past, but didn't realize we had written it down. Thanks. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> https://momjian.us EnterpriseDB https://enterprisedb.com + As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. + + Ancient Roman grave inscription +
