Re: [bug fix] strerror() returns ??? in a UTF-8/C database with LC_MESSAGES=non-ASCII - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 9/9/13 4:42 PM, MauMau wrote:
> We are using 9.1/9.2 and 9.2 is probably dominant, so I would be
> relieved with either of the following choices:
> 
> 1. Take the approach that doesn't use bind_textdomain_codeset("libc")
> (i.e. the second version of errno_str.patch) for 9.4 and older releases.
> 
> 2. Use bind_textdomain_codeset("libc") (i.e. take
> strerror_codeset.patch) for 9.4, and take the
> non-bind_textdomain_codeset approach for older releases.

I think we are not going to backpatch any of this.  There is a clear
workaround: fix your locale settings.