Re: Warning for missing createlang

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> I have written a patch to issue an hint if someone tries to create a
> function in a language that isn't loaded into the database:
>
>     test=> CREATE FUNCTION xx() RETURNS INT AS '
>     test'> select 1'
>     test-> LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
>     ERROR:  language "plpgsql" does not exist
>     HINT:  Perhaps you need to use 'createlang' to load the language into
>     the database.
>
> I know Peter didn't like this idea in the past, but we are getting too
> many people who forget createlang, and with our new HINT tags, it seems
> appropriate.

OK, Peter and Tom don't like it.  :-(

How about this, that also suggests you mistyped the name:

>     HINT:  Perhaps you need to use 'createlang' to load the language into
>     the database, or you mistyped the language name.

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