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On 20/02/2012 07:47, Fabian Groffen wrote: |
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> On 20-02-2012 03:07:33 +0000, Kerin Millar wrote: |
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>> I know that adding LANG=POSIX doesn't do anything in this case but I |
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>> have a feeling that its presence would be instructive to new users. If a |
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>> user is asked to configure something which isn't present, it often |
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>> generates questions which might otherwise be avoided. I've changed |
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>> "en_US.UTF-8" to "en_US.utf8" there for similar reasons. |
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> I don't understand. UTF-8 is the codeset, that utf8 is recognised as |
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> the same thing is IMO a GNUism. glibc understands "UTF-8" perfectly |
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> fine these days, so it should preferably be used instead. (Even the |
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> man-page, utf8(7), suggests that.) |
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Most users don't read man pages. The rationale was that the user can |
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copy-paste exactly what they see from "locale -a", which might diminish |
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the number of questions asked about it via mainstream support channels, |
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as well as simplifying the instructions in the sample comment. It was |
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just a thought; no big deal. |
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--Kerin |
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