Re: error report on slru.c - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: error report on slru.c
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Msg-id 9906.1096843277@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: error report on slru.c  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: error report on slru.c  (Gaetano Mendola <mendola@bigfoot.com>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> This violates the message style guidelines, IMHO.

> My first impression is that it should be swapped.  The error is that the
> file could not be opened.  The detail is that the files is related to
> transaction status information.

No, the error is that the transaction status couldn't be accessed.  The
fact that it is stored in a file is implementation detail, and primary
messages should not focus on implementation detail.

            regards, tom lane

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