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Re: Bug#203820: Incorrect expanding [] glob



On Sat,  2 Aug 2003 00:44:16 +0200, Artur R. Czechowski wrote:
> When LC_COLLATE is set to pl_PL [] glob does not work correctly:
>
> arturcz@zlom:/tmp/bash-test$ echo $LC_COLLATE
> pl_PL
> arturcz@zlom:/tmp/bash-test$ touch a b C c D e F G h
> arturcz@zlom:/tmp/bash-test$ echo [A-Z]
> b c C D e F G h
> arturcz@zlom:/tmp/bash-test$ export LC_COLLATE=C
> arturcz@zlom:/tmp/bash-test$ echo [A-Z]
> C D F G

You didn't specify what would you consider "working correctly"
so I assume you expect LC_COLLATE not to affect what a range expression
matches.
SUSv3 says:
    7. In the POSIX locale, a range expression represents the set of collating
       elements that fall between two elements in the collation sequence, inclusive.
       In other locales, a range expression has unspecified behavior: strictly
       conforming applications shall not rely on whether the range expression is
       valid, or on the set of collating elements matched.

I would say matching according to the specified collating order _is_ reasonable.

> I am not sure that this is really bash error, that's why I Cc-ed it to
> locales@packages.

Another question is if the collating order for pl_PL placing lowercase letters
before corresponding uppercase letters is correct. I'm not sure.
Actually I'd do the opposite but it's not based on reading of any actual standards.

-- 
Michał Politowski -- mpol@charybda.icm.edu.pl
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