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Re: [RFC][PATCH v5 01/13] Implement alternative month names (bug 10871).
30.12.2016 14:00 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com> wrote:
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>
> On Fri, 23 Dec 2016, Rafal Luzynski wrote:
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> > This patch defines the new constants ALTMON_1 .. ALTMON_12 which allow
> > for defining the alternative month forms where required.
>
> I don't see anything here to address the namespace issue (that no existing
> version of POSIX permits those names to be visible in langinfo.h, so only
> implementation-namespace names for those symbols may be visible unless
> __USE_GNU, much as with the existing __USE_GNU conditionals in that
> header).
I think you refer to this post: [1]. I thought we could treat this
future POSIX change [2] as if it had been existing now. But if not,
especially if it can be reworked in future once the change is accepted
as part of POSIX, then I'm OK with this requirement.
Regards,
Rafal
[1] https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-10/msg00303.html
[2] http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=258