Re: locale specific ordering in EN_US -- why is a<A<b<B<y<Y<z<Z?

[Aharon Robbins]

> >> I would suggest distros to rip out the #else part of this #ifndef.
> > 
> > And I wouldn't, but as I have no control over the distros, I'm
> > not going to worry about it.
> > 
> > All I know is that with the non-gawk case, gawk fails its test suite,
> > and I've given up discussing it.
>
> You've also never tried understanding why you cannot "just do it"
> without fixing glibc.

Not true. I have tried. I have simply failed.

You can try (again) using words of one syllable to explain it to me
and maybe I'll get it.  But don't feel like you have to, since I know
you've not enjoyed the experience.

Best wishes,

Arnold