Re: and it's not a bunny rabbit, either

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 04:53:47PM -0500, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 4:09 AM, Heikki Linnakangas
> <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
> > On 29.12.2010 06:54, Robert Haas wrote:
> >>
> >>  With the patch:
> >>
> >> rhaas=# cluster v;
> >> ERROR:  views do not support CLUSTER
> >
> > "do not support" sounds like a missing feature, rather than a nonsensical
> > command. How about something like "CLUSTER cannot be used on views"
>
> In the latest version of this patch, I created four translatable
> strings per object type:
>
> <blats> do not support %s (where %s is an SQL command)
> <blats> do not support constraints
> <blats> do not support rules
> <blats> do not support triggers
>
> It's reasonable enough to write "CLUSTER cannot be used on views", but
> does "constraints cannot be used on views" seems more awkward to me.
> Or do we think that's OK?

That particular one looks good insofar as it describes reality. With
predicate locks, etc., it may become untrue later, though :)

Cheers,
David.
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