Re: database locale and system locale - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Erwin Brandstetter
Subject Re: database locale and system locale
Date
Msg-id 44265C08.8040301@falter.at
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In response to Re: database locale and system locale  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: database locale and system locale  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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peter_e@gmx.net wrote:
> Erwin Brandstetter wrote:
>
>> I've been reading tons of stuff on locale and postgresql. I am still
>> not in the clear about some details, though: how do system locale and
>> database locale work together (or not)?
>>
>
> The system locale is more or less ignored.  What matters are the locales
> set in the database.
>
Great!
>
>> If I am running a database cluster with --encoding= UTF8, are there
>> any troubles to be expected if the system locale remains "C" or
>> somehting like "de_AT.iso885915@euro"?
>>
>
> Your sort order will approach randomness.
>
(...)

Wait .. not that great! The system locale is more or less ignored, but
my sort order will approach randomness?
Can you or anyone shed some more light on this? I am even more confused
than I was before ..



Regards
Erwin Brandstetter

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