Re: Bug in sort?

2001-01-11 Thread Henk M. Keller, AT Computing BV
Dear Bob and Jim, On january 11, 2001, I received mails from you both, stating more or less the same (here, I quote Jim): > "Henk M. Keller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | [sort -n doesn't work] > > I've heard that RedHat introduced a bug that made `sort -n' > malfunction in a version they distr

Re: Bug in sort?

2001-01-11 Thread Bob Proulx
> Alas, I am afraid my sort problem is more serious than Jim's answer suggests: > When sorting numerically, even *identical* lines pop up in different places > in the output! > Setting the environment variable LC_ALL does not change this behavior. Up until your latest information your problem fit

Re: Bug in sort?

2001-01-11 Thread Jim Meyering
"Henk M. Keller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | [sort -n doesn't work] I've heard that RedHat introduced a bug that made `sort -n' malfunction in a version they distributed. I believe they have made a fixed release since then. I suggest you upgrade or just get the latest test release ftp://alph

Re: Bug in sort?

2001-01-11 Thread Henk M. Keller, AT Computing BV
Hello Bob, On january 10, 2001, 11:07 Bob Proulx wrote: > Thank you for your report. Jim has previously answered these reports > with something similar to the the following reply. Thanks for your very speedy reply on my email concerning a sort problem. >From Microsoft, I would probably have