Make some messages more consistent

contrib/pg_standby/pg_standby.c

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ CustomizableCleanupPriorWALFiles(void)
 
 					rc = unlink(WALFilePath);
 					if (rc !=0 )
-						fprintf(stderr, "\npg_standby: ERROR failed to remove \"%s\" because %s\n", WALFilePath,  strerror(errno));
+						fprintf(stderr, "\npg_standby: ERROR failed to remove \"%s\": %s\n", WALFilePath,  strerror(errno));
 
 
 				}
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ CheckForExternalTrigger(void)
 		rc = unlink(triggerPath);
 		if (rc != 0)
 		{
-			fprintf(stderr, "\n ERROR: unable to remove \"%s\", because %s", triggerPath, strerror(errno));
+			fprintf(stderr, "\n ERROR: could not remove \"%s\": %s", triggerPath, strerror(errno));
 			fflush(stderr);
 			exit(rc);
 		}

src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c,v 1.271 2007/05/31 07:36:12 petere Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c,v 1.272 2007/05/31 15:13:01 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ ReadRecord(XLogRecPtr *RecPtr, int emode)
 		{
 			ereport(emode,
 					(errcode_for_file_access(),
-					 errmsg("could not read from log file %u, segment %u at offset %u: %m",
+					 errmsg("could not read from log file %u, segment %u, offset %u: %m",
 							readId, readSeg, readOff)));
 			goto next_record_is_invalid;
 		}

src/backend/commands/tablespace.c

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/tablespace.c,v 1.45 2007/03/22 19:51:44 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/tablespace.c,v 1.46 2007/05/31 15:13:02 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ remove_tablespace_directories(Oid tablespaceoid, bool redo)
 		if (rmdir(subfile) < 0)
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode_for_file_access(),
-					 errmsg("could not delete directory \"%s\": %m",
+					 errmsg("could not remove directory \"%s\": %m",
 							subfile)));
 
 		pfree(subfile);

src/bin/initdb/initdb.c

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  * Portions taken from FreeBSD.
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c,v 1.136 2007/03/29 22:46:42 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c,v 1.137 2007/05/31 15:13:03 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ CreateRestrictedProcess(char *cmd, PROCESS_INFORMATION * processInfo)
 
 	if (_CreateRestrictedToken == NULL)
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: Unable to create restricted tokens on this platform\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: cannot create restricted tokens on this platform\n");
 		if (Advapi32Handle != NULL)
 			FreeLibrary(Advapi32Handle);
 		return 0;
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			exit_nicely();
 		}
 #else
-		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: symlinks are not supported on this plataform"));
+		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: symlinks are not supported on this platform"));
 		exit_nicely();
 #endif
 	}

src/bin/pg_config/pg_config.c

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_config/pg_config.c,v 1.24 2007/02/07 00:28:54 petere Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_config/pg_config.c,v 1.25 2007/05/31 15:13:04 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (ret)
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not find own executable\n"), progname);
+		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not find own program executable\n"), progname);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 

src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c,v 1.79 2007/03/18 16:50:44 neilc Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c,v 1.80 2007/05/31 15:13:04 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ CreateRestrictedProcess(char *cmd, PROCESS_INFORMATION * processInfo)
 		 * NT4 doesn't have CreateRestrictedToken, so just call ordinary
 		 * CreateProcess
 		 */
-		write_stderr("WARNING: Unable to create restricted tokens on this platform\n");
+		write_stderr("WARNING: cannot create restricted tokens on this platform\n");
 		if (Advapi32Handle != NULL)
 			FreeLibrary(Advapi32Handle);
 		return CreateProcess(NULL, cmd, NULL, NULL, FALSE, 0, NULL, NULL, &si, processInfo);
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ CreateRestrictedProcess(char *cmd, PROCESS_INFORMATION * processInfo)
 			 * Log error if we can't get version, or if we're on WinXP/2003 or
 			 * newer
 			 */
-			write_stderr("WARNING: Unable to locate all job object functions in system API!\n");
+			write_stderr("WARNING: could not locate all job object functions in system API\n");
 	}
 	else
 	{

src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/error.c

-/* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/error.c,v 1.15 2006/10/04 00:30:11 momjian Exp $ */
+/* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/error.c,v 1.16 2007/05/31 15:13:05 petere Exp $ */
 
 #define POSTGRES_ECPG_INTERNAL
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ECPGraise(int line, int code, const char *sqlstate, const char *str)
 
 		case ECPG_CONVERT_BOOL:
 			snprintf(sqlca->sqlerrm.sqlerrmc, sizeof(sqlca->sqlerrm.sqlerrmc),
-					 "Unable to convert %s to bool on line %d.", str, line);
+					 "Could not convert %s to bool on line %d.", str, line);
 			break;
 
 		case ECPG_EMPTY:

src/pl/plpython/plpython.c

 /**********************************************************************
  * plpython.c - python as a procedural language for PostgreSQL
  *
- *	$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/pl/plpython/plpython.c,v 1.100 2007/04/04 17:28:11 momjian Exp $
+ *	$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/pl/plpython/plpython.c,v 1.101 2007/05/31 15:13:05 petere Exp $
  *
  *********************************************************************
  */
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ PLy_modify_tuple(PLyProcedure * proc, PyObject * pltd, TriggerData *tdata,
 	PG_TRY();
 	{
 		if ((plntup = PyDict_GetItemString(pltd, "new")) == NULL)
-			elog(ERROR, "TD[\"new\"] deleted, unable to modify tuple");
+			elog(ERROR, "TD[\"new\"] deleted, cannot modify tuple");
 		if (!PyDict_Check(plntup))
 			elog(ERROR, "TD[\"new\"] is not a dictionary object");
 		Py_INCREF(plntup);
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@ PLy_output(volatile int level, PyObject * self, PyObject * args)
 	if (so == NULL || ((sv = PyString_AsString(so)) == NULL))
 	{
 		level = ERROR;
-		sv = "Unable to parse error message in `plpy.elog'";
+		sv = "could not parse error message in `plpy.elog'";
 	}
 
 	oldcontext = CurrentMemoryContext;

src/test/regress/pg_regress.c

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/test/regress/pg_regress.c,v 1.31 2007/02/08 19:48:28 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/test/regress/pg_regress.c,v 1.32 2007/05/31 15:13:06 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -886,14 +886,14 @@ spawn_process(const char *cmdline)
    {
       if (Advapi32Handle != NULL)
       	FreeLibrary(Advapi32Handle);
-      fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Unable to create restricted tokens on this platform\n");
+      fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: cannot create restricted tokens on this platform\n");
       exit_nicely(2);
    }
 
    /* Open the current token to use as base for the restricted one */
    if (!OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS, &origToken))
    {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open process token: %lu\n", GetLastError());
+      fprintf(stderr, "could not open process token: %lu\n", GetLastError());
       exit_nicely(2);
    }
 
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ spawn_process(const char *cmdline)
 		 !AllocateAndInitializeSid(&NtAuthority, 2,
 		   SECURITY_BUILTIN_DOMAIN_RID, DOMAIN_ALIAS_RID_POWER_USERS, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, &dropSids[1].Sid))
    {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Failed to allocate SIDs: %lu\n", GetLastError());
+      fprintf(stderr, "could not allocate SIDs: %lu\n", GetLastError());
       exit_nicely(2);
    }
 	
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ spawn_process(const char *cmdline)
    
    if (!b)
    {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create restricted token: %lu\n", GetLastError());
+      fprintf(stderr, "could not create restricted token: %lu\n", GetLastError());
       exit_nicely(2);
    }
 

src/timezone/pgtz.c

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/timezone/pgtz.c,v 1.50 2007/02/10 14:58:55 petere Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/timezone/pgtz.c,v 1.51 2007/05/31 15:13:06 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ identify_system_timezone(void)
 	if (std_zone_name[0] == '\0')
 	{
 		ereport(LOG,
-				(errmsg("unable to determine system timezone, defaulting to \"%s\"", "GMT"),
+				(errmsg("could not determine system time zone, defaulting to \"%s\"", "GMT"),
 		errhint("You can specify the correct timezone in postgresql.conf.")));
 		return NULL;			/* go to GMT */
 	}