On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@commandprompt.com> wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: >> "Jaime Casanova" <jcasa...@systemguards.com.ec> writes: >> > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: >> >> What locale is this running in? >> >> > Seems this is Spanish_Spain.1252 and the encoding WIN1252 >> >> What it looks like is that the locale is intentionally sorting h after k >> (or more likely the rule is ch after ck). My Spanish is just about gone >> ... is that a sane behavior at all? > > It was sane behavior a couple of decades ago -- dictionaries used to > sort like this ("ch" was considered an independent letter, and sorted > between c and d).
while 'ch' and 'll' are independent letters they sort as they were 'c' and 'l'... that means that 'ch' should go before 'ck' http://www.rae.es/rae/gestores/gespub000018.nsf/(voAnexos)/arch8100821B76809110C12571B80038BA4A/$File/CuestionesparaelFAQdeconsultas.htm#ap31 -- Atentamente, Jaime Casanova Soporte y capacitación de PostgreSQL AsesorÃa y desarrollo de sistemas Guayaquil - Ecuador Cel. +59387171157 -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers