On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Craig Ringer <ringerc@ringerc.id.au> wrote:
> On 06/25/2012 11:10 PM, Dave Page wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 5:41 AM, Craig Ringer <ringerc@ringerc.id.au> wrote:
>
> Dave: Is there any chance the installers link to that page from their error
> dialogs, or a static-and-sanitised version of it in docs? If you're ok
> updating the installer messages I'll collect up a sanitized version that
> doesn't link to other wiki pages (or make it clear they're external) and
> convert it for the docs.
>
> We can't do clickable links in those message boxes, so I'm not sure
> how useful it'll be in practice.
>
> Argh. I've been in the browser-based app too long, I simply forget that URL
> handling isn't everywhere.
>
> The main ones that IMO need a where-to-go-next hint are the messages that
> arise when an external process step fails, like initdb, failure to install
> the runtime, etc. It's always necessary to ask a poster asking for help for
> the installer log - and how many people don't post or ask for help, just get
> stuck and confused?
Any ideas for a one-liner to add? I'm struggling to find nice wording,
that doesn't invite people to report issues without investigating
themselves first:
* If you need help, please review http://xxxxxx before seeking further
assistance.
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