> On 29 Nov 2021, at 20:54, Bossart, Nathan <bossa...@amazon.com> wrote: > > Hi hackers, > > Currently, if you attempt to use CREATE EXTENSION for an extension > that is not installed, you'll see something like the following: > > postgres=# CREATE EXTENSION does_not_exist; > ERROR: could not open extension control file > "/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension/does_not_exist.control": No such file or > directory > > I suspect this ERROR message is confusing for novice users, so perhaps > we should add a HINT. With the attached patch, you'd see the > following: > > postgres=# CREATE EXTENSION does_not_exist; > ERROR: could not open extension control file > "/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension/does_not_exist.control": No such file or > directory > HINT: This typically indicates that the specified extension is not > installed on the system. > > Thoughts?
I haven't given the suggested wording too much thought, but in general that sounds like a good idea. -- Daniel Gustafsson https://vmware.com/
