Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@xxxxxxx> writes: > On 9/22/14 2:08 PM, jayknowsunix@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Ok, enough, but if they're not included in the PostgreSQL rpm, why does psql look for them? > This is how locales work, independent of PostgreSQL or psql. You set a > locale in the environment, the operating system looks if locale > information files are installed, and if not in proceeds with a fallback. Perhaps more to the point: there is a defined search path that libc is supposed to follow when looking to see if there is a messages file for the application. It does not know in advance whether the app has a messages file or exactly where in the path it'll be located. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin