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Add guidelines for formatting errcontext strings

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Peter Eisentraut 2010-06-28 17:48:26 +00:00
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml,v 2.35 2009/10/08 02:39:16 tgl Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml,v 2.36 2010/06/28 17:48:26 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="source">
<title>PostgreSQL Coding Conventions</title>
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inappropriate in other languages).
</para>
<para>
Error context strings: Do not capitalize the first letter and do
not end the string with a period. Context strings should normally
not be complete sentences.
</para>
<para>
Rationale: Avoiding punctuation makes it easier for client applications to
embed the message into a variety of grammatical contexts. Often, primary