On Friday 10 October 2003 08:29, Kevin Donnelly wrote:
This one setting in SUSE sets up all the other LANG and LC variables, so you don't need to deal with these separately. ........................
Dear Mr. Donnelly, thank you kindly. I believe my /etc/sysconfig/language is ok, like this :- # # This language is used in YaST. This is also the default # for local users, if RC_LANG and RC_LC_ALL are not set. Root # uses this language if ROOT_USES_LANG is set to "YES". # DEFAULT_LANGUAGE="en_US" # # # Local users will get RC_LANG as their default language, i.e. the # environment variable $LANG . $LANG is the default of all $LC_*-variables, # as long as $LC_ALL is not set, which overrides all $LC_-variables. # If RC_LANG is empty, $DEFAULT_LANGUAGE will be used. # Root uses this variable only if ROOT_USES_LANG is set to "yes". # RC_LANG="en_US" # # This variable will override all LC-variables!! # Again, ROOT_USES_LANG must be set to "yes", if an effect on the superuser # account is desired. # RC_LC_ALL="" # # This defines the locale in which messages of programs and # libraries with i18n-support should appear if a translated # message catalog for the library or the program is installed. # This also provides localized yes/no answers. # RC_LC_MESSAGES="" # # This defines the locale for character handling and classification. # The libc uses this value in language dependent function calls, such # as e.g. uppercase/lowercase mapping of foreign characters. # RC_LC_CTYPE="" # # This defines the locale for sorting strings and characters. # It is used by the libc to obtain the alphabetical order of characters # (e.g. for string comparisons). NOTE: sort(1) does NOT use these # function calls, but other applications (e.g. databases) might use it. # # To keep bash and possibly other apps from misbehaviour, you should # probably keep this at POSIX and set it only for the apps that need it. # RC_LC_COLLATE="POSIX" # # This defines the locale for date and time output formats. # i.e.: 06/09/1999 vs. 09.06.1999 # RC_LC_TIME="" # # This defines the locale for formatting and reading numbers. # i.e.: 1,234.56 vs. 1.234,56 # RC_LC_NUMERIC="" # # This defines the locale for formatting and reading money values. # RC_LC_MONETARY="" # # This defines if the user "root" should use the locale settings # which are defined here. # Value "ctype" means that root uses just LC_CTYPE. # ROOT_USES_LANG="ctype" ...................................... I remain mystified best wishes, Richard ____________ sent on Linux ____________