[HACKERS] strcoll_l an new approach for locale per column

2004-12-22 Thread Mahmoud Taghizadeh
in this list there is some discussion about adding support locale per column. as far as I know the final result was that: because postgresql uses glibc locale functions, and because glibc only handle one locale, postgresql also suppor only one locale at the same time. one solution was that use

Re: [HACKERS] strcoll_l an new approach for locale per column

2004-12-22 Thread Tom Lane
Mahmoud Taghizadeh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: as far as I investigate the glibc code, I found some extention function such as strcol_l and strxfrm_l that let you to pass locale to them. so you dont have to change locale repeatedly. Sorry, but depending on glibc-only functionality is a