On 2011-02-14 16:43:11 +, Ian Jackson wrote:
When LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8, programs which attempt to print unicode
characters to stdout should use UTF-8. That's what LC_TYPE means.
So, cat, grep, etc. are all broken. :)
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On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 01:01:07AM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
On 2011-02-14 16:43:11 +, Ian Jackson wrote:
When LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8, programs which attempt to print unicode
characters to stdout should use UTF-8. That's what LC_TYPE means.
So, cat, grep, etc. are all broken. :)
On 2011-02-16 01:34:51 +0100, Adam Borowski wrote:
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 01:01:07AM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
On 2011-02-14 16:43:11 +, Ian Jackson wrote:
When LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8, programs which attempt to print unicode
characters to stdout should use UTF-8. That's what
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Hi,
lets start a python rant. I love to hate this language. :-)
Am Mo den 14. Feb 2011 um 14:14 schrieb Jakub Wilk:
$ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 python -c 'print u\u00a3'
unicode pound sign
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$ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 python -c 'print u\u00a3' | cat
On 2011-02-14, Klaus Ethgen kl...@ethgen.de wrote:
~ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print \x{00a3}\n;'
~ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print \x{00a3}\n;' | cat
Both gives the same result, a '£' sign as expected.
And what's the value in that demonstration? Yes, you can treat UTF8 like a
On ma, 2011-02-14 at 14:37 +0100, Klaus Ethgen wrote:
lets start a python rant. I love to hate this language. :-)
Let's not.
Let's not rant about any languages, or tools, or desktop environments.
Let's be constructive on Debian mailing lists, shall we?
We have plenty of side-channels for
* Klaus Ethgen kl...@ethgen.de, 2011-02-14, 14:37:
~ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print \x{00a3}\n;'
~ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print \x{00a3}\n;' | cat
Let me try...
$ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print \x{00a3}\n;' | isutf8
stdin: line 1, char 1, byte offset 1: invalid UTF-8 code
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Am Mo den 14. Feb 2011 um 15:15 schrieb Lars Wirzenius:
On ma, 2011-02-14 at 14:37 +0100, Klaus Ethgen wrote:
lets start a python rant. I love to hate this language. :-)
Let's not.
'Till here it is personal desire.
Let's not rant about any
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 02:02:11PM +, Philipp Kern wrote:
On 2011-02-14, Klaus Ethgen kl...@ethgen.de wrote:
~ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print \x{00a3}\n;'
~ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print \x{00a3}\n;' | cat
Both gives the same result, a '£' sign as expected.
And what's the
Jakub Wilk writes (Re: OT: Python (was: Make Unicode bugs release critical?)):
* Klaus Ethgen kl...@ethgen.de, 2011-02-14, 14:37:
~ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print \x{00a3}\n;'
~ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print \x{00a3}\n;' | cat
Let me try...
$ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print
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Am Mo den 14. Feb 2011 um 16:24 schrieb Ian Jackson:
Jakub Wilk writes (Re: OT: Python (was: Make Unicode bugs release
critical?)):
* Klaus Ethgen kl...@ethgen.de, 2011-02-14, 14:37:
~ LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 perl -e 'print \x{00a3}\n
Klaus Ethgen writes (Re: OT: Python (was: Make Unicode bugs release
critical?)):
No, it is not. 00a3 is just not a utf-8 character, it is unicode. To get
a correct utf-8 character you need to print \x{c2a3} and then isutf8 is
happy.
When LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8, programs which attempt to print
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:43:11 +
Ian Jackson ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk wrote:
Klaus Ethgen writes (Re: OT: Python (was: Make Unicode bugs release
critical?)):
No, it is not. 00a3 is just not a utf-8 character, it is unicode.
To get a correct utf-8 character you need to print \x{c2a3
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