Re: This is the kind of [expletives deleted] answer that is certain to prevent bugs being reported.

From: Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:24:17 +0000
Subject: Re: This is the kind of [expletives deleted] answer that is certain to prevent bugs being reported.
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Ben Dunlap wrote: > Per Jessen wrote: > >> Which is exactly the bug I reported. An application that >> deliberately ignores the locale setting passed from the environment >> is buggy unless it is clearly documented. Why should a developer be >> forced to be aware of the locale when it has already been done for >> him? That is just dim. > > In what sense is this a bug in PHP, though? Well, I guess it is only a bug if one expects PHP to behave like a normal Unixy application. Mea culpa, perhaps. > Have you read the classic "How to Ask Questions the Smart Way"? > http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > Ben > -- > Twitter: @bdunlap I can't help it, but I feel uncannily tempted to write "you twit". /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (17.6°C)

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