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Re: [RFC][PATCH v8 08/16] Let alternative month names be a copy of regular ones (bug 10871).
- From: Zack Weinberg <zackw at panix dot com>
- To: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
- Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 17:33:19 -0400
- Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH v8 08/16] Let alternative month names be a copy of regular ones (bug 10871).
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On 06/28/2017 06:05 AM, Rafal Luzynski wrote:
> If alt_mon definition is missing from a locale then let it be
> a copy of mon array. Majority of languages do not need this feature
> so let us accept the locale definition file without alt_mon and
> provide the same content as mon when software requires alt_mon.
This seems a reasonable policy, but it should be documented.
> + /* If alt_mon is missing then let it be a copy of mon. */
"Let it be <thing>" is unusual in English, although it does get used in
formal mathematical writing. Instead
/* If alt_mon was not specified, make it a copy of mon. */
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