Re: pgsql: Fix lack of message pluralization

From: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
To: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>, pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Fix lack of message pluralization
Date: 2026-09-04 05:46:12
Message-ID: appbJFfMR7S_74C7@paquier.xyz
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On Thu, Sep 03, 2026 at 02:51:31PM +0200, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> On 3 Sep 2026, at 14:49, Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org> wrote:
>> This is correct, but we have some precedent to pluralize these
>> kinds of things anyway. Several reasons:
>>
>> - Translators shouldn't have to look into the source code what the
>> - actual value is. (Or, in this case, even beyond the actual
>> - source code.)
>>
>> - Maybe tomorrow someone changes this to PG_UINT16_MAX, and then
>> - it might have to be translated differently.
>>
>> - Not in this specific case but in general: You might have the
>> - same message in different contexts but with different numbers.
>
> Makes sense, thanks for explaining!

Commenting as the guy who has touched the trigger code and added this
message. Thanks for the explanation, will keep that in mind.
--
Michael

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