[Bug localedata/305] New: yesexpr/noexpr doesn't include Yy/Nn for arabic locales

[Bug localedata/305] New: yesexpr/noexpr doesn't include Yy/Nn for arabic locales

[pablo at mandrakesoft dot com]

(See also Bug #71)

Those locales only have arabic letters in the yesexpr/noexpr entries.

I strongly think that Yy and Nn should be included in all locales (unless they
conflict with the native letters, which happens for 2 or 3 languages at most).

Here is why:

[ru@test ru]$ touch foo
[ru@test ru]$ LANGUAGE=ar LC_ALL=ar_SA rm -i foo
rm: remove regular empty file `foo'? y
[ru@test ru]$ ls foo
foo

AS you can see, replying "y" is ignored in Arabic locale; but the question
messages is not translated, the question is done in English (and there are
plenty of such cases). People tend to reply in English (eg: with the "Y" (or
"N") key) when the question is not localized.
Maybe it is not stricto sensu a bug, but it is a very big annoyance, that could
be easily avoided.

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           Summary: yesexpr/noexpr doesn't include Yy/Nn for arabic locales
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.3.3
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: localedata
        AssignedTo: pere at hungry dot com
        ReportedBy: pablo at mandrakesoft dot com
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[Bug localedata/305] yesexpr/noexpr doesn't include Yy/Nn for arabic locales

[munzirtaha at newhorizons dot com dot sa]

------- Additional Comments From munzirtaha at newhorizons dot com dot sa  2004-08-07 00:31 -------
yes, it's a very big annoyance that spread across all distros. Mandrake has 
already solved it in their glibc version but it should be fixed here once and 
for ever. 

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[Bug localedata/305] yesexpr/noexpr doesn't include Yy/Nn when possible

[pere at hungry dot com]

------- Additional Comments From pere at hungry dot com  2004-08-08 18:45 -------
I agree that all locales where the native yes/no expression
don't start with 'y' and 'n' should list 'Yy' in yesexpr and 'Nn' in
noexpr.  But I am not sure if the glibc developers agree with me
on this, and even if they do, it will take a while to make patches
to fix this in all the locales missing it.

Someone knowledgable about the locales need to provide patches.
If you understand arabic, please provide a patch for the arabic
locales.  Would it be possible to make most arabic locales 'copy'
the yes/no regex from one arabic locale, to avoid duplication?
At the moment not all the arabic locales use the same regex.
Should they?


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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |ASSIGNED
            Summary|yesexpr/noexpr doesn't      |yesexpr/noexpr doesn't
                   |include Yy/Nn for arabic    |include Yy/Nn when possible
                   |locales                     |


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[munzirtaha at newhorizons dot com dot sa]

------- Additional Comments From munzirtaha at newhorizons dot com dot sa  2004-08-10 20:58 -------
First, as a native Arabic speaker I confirm and stress the fact that all 
Arabic locales should use the same regex. 
 
Second, it's highly recommended if possible that all arabic locales 'copy'the 
yes/no regex from one arabic locale, sepcifically, ar_EG as mentioned by Pablo 
is correct. 
 

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[Bug localedata/305] yesexpr/noexpr doesn't include Yy/Nn when possible

[pere at hungry dot com]

------- Additional Comments From pere at hungry dot com  2004-09-02 23:18 -------
At the moment, this affects locales af_ZA, ar_AE, ar_BH, ar_DZ, ar_EG,
ar_IN, ar_IQ, ar_JO, ar_KW, ar_LB, ar_LY, ar_MA, ar_OM, ar_QA, ar_SA,
ar_SD, ar_SY, ar_TN, ar_YE, az_AZ, bn_IN, kw_GB, ml_IN, oc_FR, ta_IN,
te_IN and tr_TR.


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[Bug localedata/305] yesexpr/noexpr doesn't include Yy/Nn when possible

[cvs-commit at gcc dot gnu dot org]

------- Additional Comments From cvs-commit at gcc dot gnu dot org  2004-12-10 10:43 -------
Subject: Bug 305

CVSROOT:	/cvs/glibc
Module name:	libc
Changes by:	drepper@sources.redhat.com	2004-12-10 10:43:31

Modified files:
	nis/nss_nisplus: nisplus-netgrp.c 

Log message:
	(_nss_nisplus_getnetgrent_r): Add check if the value is not an empty
	string.  [BZ #305]

Patches:
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c.diff?cvsroot=glibc&r1=1.13&r2=1.14



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[Bug localedata/305] yesexpr/noexpr doesn't include Yy/Nn when possible

[drepper at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From drepper at redhat dot com  2005-10-15 01:27 -------
I fixed the locales I saw.  Open new bugs for additional locales which need to
change.

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             Status|ASSIGNED                    |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED


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[Bug localedata/305] yesexpr/noexpr doesn't include Yy/Nn when possible

[drepper at redhat dot com]

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Bug 305 depends on bug 71, which changed state.

Bug 71 Summary: [PATCH] All Arabic locales should use the same yesexpr/noexpr
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=71

           What    |Old Value                   |New Value
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             Status|ASSIGNED                    |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED

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