Make ranges be character based all the time.

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/re.c b/re.c
index 3dce1d52..2e1a37e7 100644
--- a/re.c
+++ b/re.c
@@ -382,13 +382,26 @@ resetup()
 {
 	if (do_posix)
 		syn = RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_AWK;	/* strict POSIX re's */
-	else if (do_traditional) {
+	else if (do_traditional)
 		syn = RE_SYNTAX_AWK;		/* traditional Unix awk re's */
-		syn |= RE_RANGES_IGNORE_LOCALES;
-	} else
+	else
 		syn = RE_SYNTAX_GNU_AWK;	/* POSIX re's + GNU ops */
 
 	/*
+	 * As of POSIX 1003.1-2008 (see rule 7 of 
+	 * http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap09.html#tag_09_03_05
+	 * and the rationale, at http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/xrat/V4_xbd_chap09.html#tag_21_09_03_05)
+	 * POSIX changed ranges outside the POSIX locale from requiring
+	 * Collation Element Order to being "undefined". This gives an
+	 * implementation, like gawk, the freedom to do ranges as it
+	 * pleases.
+	 *
+	 * We very much please to always use numeric ordering, as
+	 * the Good Lord intended.
+	 */
+	syn |= RE_RANGES_IGNORE_LOCALES;
+
+	/*
 	 * Interval expressions are now on by default, as POSIX is
 	 * wide-spread enough that people want it. The do_intervals
 	 * variable remains for use with --traditional.