GNU bug report logs - #38627
uniq -c gets wrong count with non-ascii strings

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Roy Smith <roy <at> panix.com>

Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:41:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
To: eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu
Cc: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org, 38627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38627: uniq -c gets wrong count with non-ascii strings
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 05:39:38 +0100

> However, the 2016 edition of POSIX removed mention of LC_COLLATE from 'uniq'

Indeed. The change was done in <http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=963>.
Quote:

"On Page: 3309 Line: 111067 Section: uniq

In the ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES section, delete:

LC_COLLATE

    Determine the locale for ordering rules."

Bruno
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