kc3-lang/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/newlocale.texi

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  newlocale: Work around macOS, NetBSD, Solaris 11 OpenIndiana bug.
  
  * m4/newlocale.m4 (gl_FUNC_NEWLOCALE): Test for the "null base" bug.
  Set REPLACE_NEWLOCALE to 1 if it has the bug.
  * lib/newlocale.c (newlocale): Add alternative implementation that uses
  the system's newlocale().
  * modules/newlocale (configure.ac): Consider REPLACE_NEWLOCALE.
  * tests/test-newlocale.c: Include <langinfo.h>.
  (main): Verify fix for the "null base" bug.
  * modules/newlocale-tests (configure.ac): Test for nl_langinfo_l.
  * doc/posix-functions/newlocale.texi: Mention the "null base" bug.
  

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• doc/posix-functions/newlocale.texi

• @node newlocale
  @subsection @code{newlocale}
  @findex newlocale
  
  POSIX specification:@* @url{https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/functions/newlocale.html}
  
  Gnulib module: newlocale
  @mindex newlocale
  
  Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
  @itemize
  @item
  This function is missing on many platforms:
  FreeBSD 9.0, NetBSD 6.1, OpenBSD 6.1, Minix 3.1.8, AIX 6.1, HP-UX 11, Solaris 11.3, Cygwin 2.5.x, mingw, MSVC 14, Android 4.4.
  @item
  This function is useless because the @code{locale_t} type is not defined
  on some platforms:
  z/OS.
  @item
  When the third argument is NULL, this function uses locale category data
  from the current locale instead of from the "C" locale on some platforms:
  macOS, NetBSD 10.0, Solaris 11 OpenIndiana.
  @end itemize
  
  Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
  @itemize
  @item
  This function is useless because the @code{locale_t} type contains basically
  no information on some platforms:
  OpenBSD 6.3.
  @end itemize
  

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