Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:59:25 -0800 From: Rem P Roberti <remegius@comcast.net> To: Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why can't I install icu? Message-ID: <4D4C92DD.4070300@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <201102042259.p14Mxc6c081870@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <201102042259.p14Mxc6c081870@mail.r-bonomi.com>
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> *NO* he's refering to the _locale_, not the timezone. They're totally > separate and unrelated concepts. "Locale" is a means for specifying a > bunch of national/regional things. like what the currency symbol (dollar-, > pound-, euro-, yen-, whatever-sign) is, whether one uses ',' or '.' for > marking off thousands multiples in large numbers, whether one uses ',' or > '.' for the 'decimal point', etc., etc. The way the U.S. does things is > the default, so you'd probably never need to set the locale. do an > 'apropos locale', and read the manpages for the 'non-X' and 'non-perl' > items and you'll have the basis for an understanding of locale referenes. > > Got it. Another new learn. Still no luck installing /devel/icu. Rem
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