Re: Inconsistent error message wording for REINDEX CONCURRENTLY

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Inconsistent error message wording for REINDEX CONCURRENTLY
Date: 2019-05-29 21:34:20
Message-ID: CA+Tgmobb9=-PhJGbuxdkRr7xtyqVWM+vGa3hxBz3WxKpNV0OdA@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 4:02 AM Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz> wrote:
> On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 12:20:58AM -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > I wonder if we really want to abolish all distinction between "cannot do
> > X" and "Y is not supported". I take the former to mean that the
> > operation is impossible to do for some reason, while the latter means we
> > just haven't implemented it yet and it seems likely to get implemented
> > in a reasonable timeframe. See some excellent commentary about about
> > the "can not" wording at
> > https://postgr.es/m/CA+TgmoYS8jKhETyhGYTYMcbvGPwYY=qA6yYp9B47MX7MweE25w@mail.gmail.com
>
> Incorrect URL?

That's one of my messages that never made it through to the list.

Try http://postgr.es/m/CA+TgmoZ0HZuLGVLkF_LRTNYDijic4nqd-EpCDf_NgtMksfNL1g@mail.gmail.com

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Robert Haas
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