fix(services): improve error message for missing locale on Linux#3071
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When embedded-postgres fails to initialize on Linux systems without en_US.UTF-8 locale, the error message is cryptic. Add a clear hint pointing users to install the missing locale. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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What is this contribution about?
When running
bunx decocms@lateston Linux systems without theen_US.UTF-8locale (e.g. minimal Ubuntu, Alpine, slim Docker images), embedded-postgres fails with a cryptic error: "Postgres init script exited with code 1. Please check the logs." This adds a clear error message explaining the missing locale and how to fix it.This is a known upstream issue in embedded-postgres, pending a proper fix.
How to Test
en_US.UTF-8localebunx decocms@latestas a non-root userlocale-gen en_US.UTF-8Review Checklist
Summary by cubic
Clarifies
embedded-postgresinit failures on Linux systems by detecting a missingen_US.UTF-8locale and showing a clear fix. Helps users on minimal distros and slim Docker images avoid the cryptic “init script exited with code 1” message.en_US.UTF-8locale and how to install it on Linux systems:sudo apt-get install -y locales && sudo locale-gen en_US.UTF-8, then retry.Written for commit 266eac2. Summary will update on new commits.