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> Yeah right, because there is only one lexicographic order in the world.

The specification tells you all strings (keys) must be UTF8. There is only one lexicographic ordering of UTF8 strings (RFC3629, page 2). This should probably be explicitly mentioned in the linked specification though.

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> There is only one lexicographic ordering of UTF8 strings.

Then why is LC_COLLATE still a thing?

Also, you don't get to second-guess a spec. If it does not specify everything that it needs to, it deserves the "half-baked" label.

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