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Re:قلب: a non-ASCII programming language written in Arabic by cowsandmilk on Friday October 25, 2019 @06:49AM (#21353667)
> having useful error messages from your compiler helps get stuff sorted out more quickly.

The definition of useful varies though. Many people starting out don't have the ability to understand some error messages, so being able to search for the error message is most useful. If everyone in the world has the same error message, finding an explanation for the error is a lot easier.

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Re:قلب: a non-ASCII programming language written in Arabic by pgeorgi on Friday October 25, 2019 @07:42AM (#21353982)
> finding an explanation for the error is a lot easier.

Two options:

1. LC_ALL=C $command to get the universal version of the error to search/report

2. Add a numerical error code that remains stable across locales

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Re:قلب: a non-ASCII programming language written in Arabic by gggmaster on Friday October 25, 2019 @10:37AM (#21355362)
LC_ALL=C changes all the locale-related behaviors. I would try LC_MESSAGES first.
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