On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:23:24 +0100, Torsten Werner wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:53 AM, David Paleino <d.pale...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I found that this really is a Java bug. > > no, not really. The page at > <http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/locale/> > explains: > > "Depending on the default locale is not wise. In multiuser > applications, a single default locale is usually not appropriate for > everyone using the system. Instead your application should explicitly > provide a preference to all locale-sensitive objects." > > It is the applications responsibility to provide a preference for > choosing the locale.
So? The LC_* and LANG* settings count nothing? Every application decides whether to use LC_CTYPE, LC_ALL, LC_MESSAGES, or LC_FOO? Given they fixed it in JDK7, as noted in the upstream bug, then yes, it seems they call it a bug. :) Kindly, David -- . ''`. Debian developer | http://wiki.debian.org/DavidPaleino : :' : Linuxer #334216 --|-- http://www.hanskalabs.net/ `. `'` GPG: 1392B174 ----|---- http://deb.li/dapal `- 2BAB C625 4E66 E7B8 450A C3E1 E6AA 9017 1392 B174
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