Philip Martin <phi...@codematters.co.uk> writes: > Philip Martin <philip.mar...@wandisco.com> writes: > >> # Set C locale for command line programs >> os.environ['LC_ALL'] = 'C' > > Hmm, setting LC_ALL may not do what we want on the command line: > > $ LC_ALL=de_DE svn > Type 'svn help' for usage. > $ LC_ALL=de_DE svn ls -v wc/A/f > 1 pm 2 Feb 09 12:32 f
That's my Debian box with LANGUAGE set. I have a Fedora laptop that doesn't have LANGUAGE set and there setting LC_ALL is enough: $ LC_ALL=de_DE svn Geben Sie »svn help« für weitere Hilfe ein. Unsetting LANGUAGE makes LC_ALL take effect on Debian: $ (unset LANGUAGE ; LC_ALL=de_DE svn) Geben Sie »svn help« für weitere Hilfe ein. and LANGUAGE overrides LC_ALL on Fedora: $ LANGUAGE=en_GB LC_ALL=de_DE svn Type 'svn help' for usage. -- Philip Martin | Subversion Committer WANdisco // *Non-Stop Data*