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Re: IBM and glibc locales

To: philb at gnu dot org
Subject: Re: IBM and glibc locales
From: Geoff Keating <geoffk at geoffk dot org>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 11:03:44 -0800
CC: alex dot buell at tahallah dot clara dot co dot uk, libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com
References: <Pine.LNX.4.31.0102072118030.2940-100000@tahallah.clara.co.uk> <E14Qf8D-00009I-00@kings-cross.london.uk.eu.org>
Reply-to: Geoff Keating <geoffk at redhat dot com>

> Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 00:40:17 +0000
> From: Philip Blundell <philb@gnu.org>
> 
> >Correct, we do need this as we do a lot of commerce with Europe. The Euro
> >is mandatory.
> 
> So what?  The euro symbol is available in the character set anyway.
> There is no need for a new locale until (and unless) the UK actually
> signs up to the single currency.  It's crazy to add these things to
> glibc speculatively.

Yes, it seems like this is a case of doing accounting in two
currencies, in which case it doesn't matter what you set the currency
symbol to, it'll be wrong.

-- 
- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org>

References:
- Re: IBM and glibc locales
  - From: Alex Buell
- Re: IBM and glibc locales
  - From: Philip Blundell

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