Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> On 9/22/14 2:08 PM, jayknowsunix@gmail.com 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