From 5cc486ccef2f34fc89b2a7f522fb57a9258b36f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Bossart Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:53:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH v1 1/1] Improve CREATE EXTENSION error message. --- src/backend/commands/extension.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/backend/commands/extension.c b/src/backend/commands/extension.c index eaa76af47b..4604b01ac9 100644 --- a/src/backend/commands/extension.c +++ b/src/backend/commands/extension.c @@ -496,7 +496,9 @@ parse_extension_control_file(ExtensionControlFile *control, ereport(ERROR, (errcode_for_file_access(), errmsg("could not open extension control file \"%s\": %m", - filename))); + filename), + errhint("This typically indicates that the specified " + "extension is not installed on the system."))); } /* -- 2.16.6