On Aug 11, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Thomas Goirand wrote:

> Clint Byrum wrote:
>> 
>> The test_postgresql.sh script sets LC_ALL=en_US.UTF8. It could be any UTF8
>> locale, but the important thing is that initdb and libpq will pick this up 
>> and
>> use it to run in UTF8 mode. Otherwise on buildd's the tests will fail with 
>> UTF8
>> because the database will be created with locale set to "C". The tests should
>> probably detect this and skip any tests that depend on non-existent locales,
>> but even if they did that, I'd want to have a UTF8 locale available so the 
>> full
>> functionality can be tested.
> 
> Ok, it makes sense now. Thanks for the explanations, and I think I will
> follow your advice when I have your test diff.
> 

As promised, 

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=592652

> 
> Oh ok. That's a new stuff then, and I didn't use it before. I'd be happy
> to try, it seems a nice tool.
> 

I haven't implemented it for any packages yet, but a few that I've been involved
with could certainly benefit.

> 
> Yes, I usually send all of my Debian work into Git. But I hate having a
> Git history full of crap, so most of the time, I start a Git project
> when the packaging work is finished. Then if we want to do some
> developments as a team, we would use a specific branch until the work is
> done, so that we have clean patches. But anyway, currently, I think we
> have managed to find all the big issues, thanks to both you and Markus.
> 

I've put it on my todo list to check out collab-maint for gearman-interface
as well. It seems like the theory is in line with what we're trying to do 
anyway.


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