linux-kernel - Re: [patch] Makefile: Unexport LANG

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Date:	Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:59:24 +1100
From:	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...s.cz>,
	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] Makefile: Unexport LANG

On Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 01:45:56PM +1100, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 04:43:55PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > On 01/07/2010 04:41 PM, Simon Horman wrote:
> > > On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 10:20:07PM +1100, Simon Horman wrote:
> > >> On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 09:14:40PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > >>> On 12/25/2009 08:30 PM, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > >>>>>  
> > >>>>>  # Avoid funny character set dependencies
> > >>>>> +unexport LANG
> > >>>>>  unexport LC_ALL
> > >>>>>  LC_CTYPE=C
> > >>>>>  LC_COLLATE=C
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>> At this point, it seems to me that we should just LC_ALL=C and be done
> > >>> with it (see other thread.)
> > >>
> > >> Sure, that would also work for the case that I'm seeing.
> > >>
> > >> I tested the following:
> > >>
> > >> # Avoid funny character set dependencies
> > >> LC_ALL=C
> > >> export LC_ALL
> > >>
> > >> Though personally I would advocate tweaking the locale as needed closer
> > >> to awk scripts and the like, rather than the high-level general change that
> > >> was made. Fall-out from a high-level change seems inevitable to me.
> > > 
> > > This seems to still be broken. Can we decide on a solution?
> > > 
> > 
> > I think it's up to Michal to pick the preferred solution.

Is it just me or is Michal's email bouncing of late?

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