GNU bug report logs - #20316
24.5; `string-lessp' doesn't respect value of LC_COLLATE

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alexis <flexibeast <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 05:23:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.5

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Alexis <flexibeast <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 20316 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20316: 24.5; `string-lessp' doesn't respect value of LC_COLLATE
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:18:21 +0200

Alexis <flexibeast <at> gmail.com> writes:

> (getenv "LC_COLLATE") => "hr_HR.UTF-8"
>
> (string-lessp "Ć" "D") => nil
> (string-lessp "Đ" "S") => nil
> (string-lessp "Š" "Z") => nil

`string-lessp' is not design to respect collation order. The docstring
speaks about lexicographoc order.

In Emacs 25.0.50, there is `string-collate-lessp', with respects your
locale settings.

Best regards, Michael.
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