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On 13 Apr 2016 17:18, Andreas Schwab wrote: > Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> writes: > > On 13 Apr 2016 09:23, Andreas Schwab wrote: > >> Either country_num is a plain number, then it should be written as a > >> plain number since the leading zero is ignored, or the leading zero is > >> significant, then it must be encoded as a string to preserve it. > > > > it isn't a string, it's a decimal number. the code enforces it. > > the leading zero is insignificant here once it's been encoded which > > leaves it as a style choice in the source locales. since the files > > are meant to match the standards, using the style of the standards > > makes sense. > > Just because the standard is confusing doesn't mean we have to follow > it. i don't find the standard confusing at all. what i do find confusing is looking at the standard and all the downstream data stores (including, but not limited to, CLDR) use zero-padded 3 digits. except glibc. so then i have to spend time figuring out which is correct only to realize later that they're both correct in practice -- glibc internally stores the value as an integer, so leading zeros don't matter. by keeping the locale files matching the standards, things are clear for people. -mike
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