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 08:53:41 +0200

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

> In this specific case, a user of a package i maintain was surprised
> when `org-sort' didn't sort their Croatian-language Org entries
> properly. Under the hood, `org-sort' uses `string-lessp'.

This shall be customizable.

> Is the
> bottom line that they'll have to wait until at least 25.1 before Org
> could add conditional code to use `string-collate-lessp', to at least
> DTRT for users of >25.0?

`string-collate-lessp' is a new function in Emacs 25. Yes, you have to wait.

> Alexis.

Best regards, Michael.
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