GNU bug report logs - #19896
23.1; reverse-region is slow compared to sort-columns

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: asparagus <at> comcast.net

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:59:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 23.1

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 19896 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Ivan Shmakov <ivan <at> siamics.net>
Cc: 19896 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19896: 23.1; reverse-region is slow compared to sort-columns
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:01:15 +0200

> From: Ivan Shmakov <ivan <at> siamics.net>
> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:29:08 +0000
> 
>  > A workaround on linux: use 'C-u M-x shell-command-on-region' with tac
>  > (the opposite of cat) instead of using 'M-x reverse-region'.
> 
> 	On a GNU system (as well as on any other system featuring
> 	GNU Coreutils), it should be possible to just use sort(1) for
> 	the purpose.  For instance, the “reverse” option is ‘-r’.

But sort(1)'s sort order is locale-specific, whereas that of Emacs
isn't.
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