Clarify the HINT for 'checkpoint request failed', per recent complaint

tglsfdc · tglsfdc · commit 53d669e5c6fb · 2006-05-30T13:58:49.000Z
demonstrating that its intent wasn't obvious.
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c,v 1.23 2006/03/05 15:58:35 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c,v 1.24 2006/05/30 13:58:49 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ RequestCheckpoint(bool waitforit, bool warnontime)
 		if (bgs->ckpt_failed != old_failed)
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errmsg("checkpoint request failed"),
-					 errhint("Consult the server log for details.")));
+					 errhint("Consult recent messages in the server log for details.")));
 	}
 }
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@`
`37`	`37`	`*`
`38`	`38`	`*`
`39`	`39`	`* IDENTIFICATION`
`40`		`- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c,v 1.23 2006/03/05 15:58:35 momjian Exp $`
	`40`	`+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c,v 1.24 2006/05/30 13:58:49 tgl Exp $`
`41`	`41`	`*`
`42`	`42`	`*-------------------------------------------------------------------------`
`43`	`43`	`*/`
`@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ RequestCheckpoint(bool waitforit, bool warnontime)`
`613`	`613`	`if (bgs->ckpt_failed != old_failed)`
`614`	`614`	`ereport(ERROR,`
`615`	`615`	`(errmsg("checkpoint request failed"),`
`616`		`- errhint("Consult the server log for details.")));`
	`616`	`+ errhint("Consult recent messages in the server log for details.")));`
`617`	`617`	`}`
`618`	`618`	`}`
`619`	`619`