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COMP_ERR(1)              MariaDB Database System              COMP_ERR(1)
       comp_err - compile MariaDB error message file
       comp_err [options]
       comp_err creates the errmsg.sys file that is used by mariadbd to
       determine the error messages to display for different error codes.
       comp_err normally is run automatically when MariaDB is built. It
       compiles the errmsg.sys file from the plaintext file located at
       sql/share/errmsg.txt in MariaDB source distributions.
       comp_err also generates mysqld_error.h, mysqld_ername.h, and
       sql_state.h header files.
       For more information about how error messages are defined, see the
       MariaDB Manual.
       Invoke comp_err like this:
           shell> comp_err [options]
       comp_err supports the following options.
       •   --help, -?
           Display a help message and exit.
       •   --charset=path, -C path
           The character set directory. The default is
           ../sql/share/charsets.
       •   --debug=debug_options, -# debug_options
           Write a debugging log. A typical debug_options string is
           ´d:t:O,file_name´. The default is ´d:t:O,/tmp/comp_err.trace´.
       •   --debug-info, -T
           Print some debugging information when the program exits.
       •   --header_file=file_name, -H file_name
           The name of the error header file. The default is
           mariadbd_error.h.
       •   --in_file=file_name, -F file_name
           The name of the input file. The default is
           ../sql/share/errmsg.txt.
       •   --name_file=file_name, -N file_name
           The name of the error name file. The default is
           mysqld_ername.h.
       •   --out_dir=path, -D path
           The name of the output base directory. The default is
           ../sql/share/.
       •   --out_file=file_name, -O file_name
           The name of the output file. The default is errmsg.sys.
       •   --statefile=file_name, -S file_name
           The name for the SQLSTATE header file. The default is
           sql_state.h.
       •   --version, -V
           Display version information and exit.
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MariaDB 11.8                   5 March 2025                   COMP_ERR(1)
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