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Re: Incorrect sorting order?
[Keld Jørn Simonsen]
> The problem is that the example actually has two fields, the surname and
> the given name, and requires a multifield sort. This is acknowledged by
> string sorting litterature. But the example only sorts on one field.
>
> String sorting theory prescribes that special characters such as
> comma are ignored at the first 3 levels.
Do you have any references to such sorting literature and sorting
theories?
I suspect glibc sorting would be more useful and less surprising if
comma wasn't ignored on the first level.