[Bug libc/12053] New: _NL_PAPER_HEIGHT/WIDTH disobeys LC_PAPER

["bkorb at gnu dot org" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

You can print on letter sized paper and have
scrambled directory listings, or you can have ASCII ordered listings
but the last three lines of each printed page will appear after the
end of the sheet of paper, but you cannot get what you want --
normal "ls" output and letter sized paper.  The cause of the
problem, I've been told, is glibc.  If you set the environment
variable LC_PAPER to "letter", you should get letter sized pages.

Here is a sample program:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <locale.h>
#include <langinfo.h>

#define NL_PAPER_GET(x)         \
  ((union { char *string; unsigned int word; })nl_langinfo(x)).word

int main(int argc,char **argv)
{
  int w, h;

  setlocale (LC_PAPER, "");
  w = NL_PAPER_GET (_NL_PAPER_WIDTH);
  h = NL_PAPER_GET (_NL_PAPER_HEIGHT);
  printf ("height: %d\nwidth: %d\n", h, w);
  return 0;
}

printing programs depend upon nl_langinfo(_NL_PAPER_HEIGHT) to
determine the length of a page.  LC_PAPER is ignored and LC_ALL=C
is obeyed in this computation.  This is completely, totally
outrageously screwed up.

-- 
           Summary: _NL_PAPER_HEIGHT/WIDTH disobeys LC_PAPER
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper dot fsp at gmail dot com
        ReportedBy: bkorb at gnu dot org
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12053

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