Re: File not found error on creating collation

Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 10:04 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> We could possibly add a HINT suggesting that the locale isn't installed,
>> but I don't see that we could offer any useful generic advice about how
>> to install it. I'm also worried about how to phrase the hint to cover
>> some other obvious possibilities, like "you fat-fingered the locale
>> name".

> Maybe something like this?

> HINT: The operating system was unable to find any locale data for the
> locale name you specified.

Hmm, that's not bad. We could probably even call it errdetail, since
it's not so much a hint as explaining what the SUS spec states that the
ENOENT error code means here.

In the nitpick department, s/was unable to/could not/ per our usual
message style guidelines. Otherwise seems good.

regards, tom lane