Re: Usability in linux (was RE: [newbie] ERROR 2002: Can't connect to

2001-08-16 Thread David E. Fox
> Why can't programmers put informational error messages in there code. For > example, this mysql problem, why couldn't they have made the error something > like: Grab the source and change the error messages :). Or write the programmer(s) suggesting that the text be clarified if it could potent

Re: Usability in linux (was RE: [newbie] ERROR 2002: Can't connect to

2001-08-16 Thread Mark Shaw
> I just had this problem here at work. I was running a program written by one > to the developers here. When I went to run it, it just said "Got an error" > and died. I searched through configuration files tried to figure out what > the problem was could not for the life of me figure it out.

Usability in linux (was RE: [newbie] ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server thro ugh socket '/ var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111))

2001-08-16 Thread Mark Johnson
Just curious, this has been a pet peeve of mine since I started using linux. And it's not just about linux it's about programmers. I'm a programmer so I think I can bellyache about this matter: Why can't programmers put informational error messages in there code. For example, this mysql problem,