Deciphering HPUX 11.0 era compilers and how they tend to fail to build Chinese code (zhchs, zhcht locales) when it is attempted at my workplace, on certain machines.
What this all brings to mind is the tendency of Unix System Administrators to "poison the pool" so to speak by *not* documenting their setups. I'll put this simply for anyone who is a Unix / Linux advocate in todays world of computing, Unix is difficult enough to understand for people who understand it. Throwing shit together and putting it in production with no supporting documentation creates no end of grief when the eventual (and certain) leaving of your job occurs. Unless you want your name to be cursed nigh unto eternity by those that follow you, DOCUMENT YOUR SETUPS AS YOU GO.
Thank you, and good night.
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