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Re: Rational Range Interpretation patches, 2/3
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arnold |
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Re: Rational Range Interpretation patches, 2/3 |
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Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:57:01 -0800 |
> >> I assume LC_COLLATE still affects equivalence
> >> > classes, such as those in '[[=a=]b]', and that it still
> >> > affects collating symbols, such as the 'ch' in '[[.ch.]]'
>
> > The truth is, I have no idea what it's used for, so I didn't
> > say anything. Can someone state definitively?
>
> POSIX says it affects [[=a=]b] and [[.ch.]].
>
> Perhaps someone can give them a try, to see whether that works?
> At least, it's *supposed* to work.... It requires a locale that
> has nontrivial equivalence classes and collating symbols, to check.
> If it works, then we can document it; if not, then we can document
> *that*.
I suspect it will only work on GLIBC and maybe Solaris systems, and
that too should be documented.
Thanks,
Arnold