On 2013-09-06 10:52:03 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > Andres Freund <and...@2ndquadrant.com> writes: > > I have no clue about the gettext stuff but I am in favor of including > > the raw errno in strerror() messages (no backpatching tho). > > I dislike that on grounds of readability and translatability; and > I'm also of the opinion that errno codes aren't really consistent > enough across platforms to be all that trustworthy for remote diagnostic > purposes.
Well, it's easier to get access to mappings between errno and meaning of foreign systems than to get access to their translations in my experience. If we'd add the errno inside %m processing, I don't see how it's a problem for translation? Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
