Re: [pgsql-packagers] Palle Girgensohn's ICU patch

From: Neil Tiffin <neilt(at)neiltiffin(dot)com>
To: Greg Stark <stark(at)mit(dot)edu>
Cc: Palle Girgensohn <girgen(at)pingpong(dot)net>, Jakob Egger <jakob(at)eggerapps(dot)at>, Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, "pgsql-packagers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-packagers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Bussmann Tobias <tobias(dot)bussmann(at)scnat(dot)ch>
Subject: Re: [pgsql-packagers] Palle Girgensohn's ICU patch
Date: 2014-11-26 14:56:08
Message-ID: CF601C63-DBFC-4FEE-B065-45A0BEBD2E3C@neiltiffin.com
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On Nov 26, 2014, at 8:21 AM, Greg Stark <stark(at)mit(dot)edu> wrote:

> I find it hard to believe the original premise of this thread. We knew
> there were some problems with OSX and FreeBSD but surely they can't be
> completely broken?

Ever tried to use Spotlight for searching (English) on the Mac, not completely broken, just not reliable. This does not surprise me in the least for OSX. The Mac has, in recent history, become a “looks good", but the details may or may not be really correct platform.

I thought FreeBSD was a preferred OS for PostgreSQL? This does surprise me.

> What happens if you run "ls" with your locale set
> to something like fr_FR.UTF8 ? Does Apple not sell Macs in countries
> other than the US?

Neil
Daily Mac user for a long time.

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