Re: Redundant/mis-use of _(x) gettext macro? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Redundant/mis-use of _(x) gettext macro?
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Msg-id 3183009.1775099909@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Redundant/mis-use of _(x) gettext macro?  (Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>)
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Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com> writes:
> On Apr 2, 2026, at 10:55, Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 10:52 PM Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> wrote:
>>> No, you feel wrong -- this is necessary so that the translator has
>>> control over the quoting style of a list of items.  Not all translations
>>> use double quoting.  Some examples from different language files:

> Yep, good to learn. Noted.

This and related message style matters are covered in our docs, in

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/error-style-guide.html

            regards, tom lane



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