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diff --git a/pod/perllocale.pod b/pod/perllocale.pod index f77cd305b1..aac84d6c54 100644 --- a/pod/perllocale.pod +++ b/pod/perllocale.pod @@ -204,15 +204,16 @@ command lines: and see whether they list something resembling these + en_US.ISO8859-1 de_DE.ISO8859-1 ru_RU.ISO8859-5 + en_US de_DE ru_RU en de ru - english de_DE russian - english.iso88591 de_DE.ISO8859-1 russian.iso88595 - en_US german ru_RU - en_US.ISO8859-1 german.iso88591 ru_RU.ISO8859-5 + english german russian + english.iso88591 german.iso88591 russian.iso88595 Sadly, even though the calling interface for setlocale() has been -standardized, the names of the locales have not. The form of the name -is usually I<language_country>B</>I<territory>B<.>I<codeset>, but the +standardized, the names of the locales and the directories where +the configuration is, have not. The basic form of the name is +I<language_country/territory>B<.>I<codeset>, but the latter parts are not always present. Two special locales are worth particular mention: "C" and "POSIX". @@ -748,14 +749,14 @@ standard we've got. This may be construed as a bug. =head2 Broken systems -In certain system environments the operating system's locale support is -broken and cannot be fixed or used by Perl. Such deficiencies can and -will result in mysterious hangs and/or Perl core dumps. One example is -IRIX before release 6.2, in which the C<LC_COLLATE> support simply does -not work. When confronted with such a system, please report in -excruciating detail to C<perlbug@perl.com>, and complain to your vendor: -maybe some bug fixes exist for these problems in your operating system. -Sometimes such bug fixes are called an operating system upgrade. +In certain system environments the operating system's locale support +is broken and cannot be fixed or used by Perl. Such deficiencies can +and will result in mysterious hangs and/or Perl core dumps when the +C<use locale> is in effect. When confronted with such a system, +please report in excruciating detail to C<perlbug@perl.com>, and +complain to your vendor: maybe some bug fixes exist for these problems +in your operating system. Sometimes such bug fixes are called an +operating system upgrade. =head1 SEE ALSO |