Re: [PATCH] Fix typos in LC_TELEPHONE in i18n locale

[Mike FABIAN <mfabian at redhat dot com>]

Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On 01 Nov 2015 09:53, Mike FABIAN wrote:
>>     * locales/i18n: fix typos (tel_int_fmt "+%c +a +l" -> "+%c %a %l")
>
> this looks correct
>
>>  % This is the ISO/IEC 14652 "i18n" definition for
>>  % the LC_TELEPHONE category.
>>  %
>> -tel_int_fmt    "<U002B><U0025><U0063><U0020><U002B><U0061><U0020><U002B>/
>> +tel_int_fmt    "<U002B><U0025><U0063><U0020><U0025><U0061><U0020><U0025>/
>>  <U006C>"
>
> when i look up the spec, i find:
> http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/SC22/WG20/docs/n972-14652ft.pdf
>
> % "+%c %a%t%l"
> tel_int_fmt
> "<U002B><U0025><U0063><U0020><U0025><U0061><U0025><U0074><U0025><U006C>"
>
> any idea why it says to use %t but we use a space instead ?
> -mike

I have no idea either. The spec you quote says:

%a area code without nationwide prefix (prefix is often <0>).
%A area code including nationwide prefix (prefix is often <0>).
%l local number (within area code).
%e extension (to local number)
%c country code
%C alternate carrier service code used for dialling abroad
%t Insert a <space> if the previous descriptorâs value was not an empty
   string; otherwise ignore.

So the %t would make a difference if %a happens to be empty, it
would avoid a double space then. I don't know whether it is possible
for %a to be empty. Sounds weird, are there countries which have
no area code?

Shall I make a new patch with the %t? The %t cannot hurt.

-- 
Mike FABIAN <mfabian@redhat.com>