From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Fri Aug 7 17:25:56 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB4C53BFF22; Fri, 7 Aug 2020 17:25:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gbe@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BNXM85VHpz3SnG; Fri, 7 Aug 2020 17:25:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gbe@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9FF871B517; Fri, 7 Aug 2020 17:25:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gbe@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 077HPuf0075362; Fri, 7 Aug 2020 17:25:56 GMT (envelope-from gbe@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gbe@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 077HPujs075361; Fri, 7 Aug 2020 17:25:56 GMT (envelope-from gbe@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <202008071725.077HPujs075361@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: gbe set sender to gbe@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Gordon Bergling Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2020 17:25:56 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r364032 - head/lib/libc/locale X-SVN-Group: head X-SVN-Commit-Author: gbe X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/lib/libc/locale X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 364032 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: base MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2020 17:25:56 -0000 Author: gbe (doc committer) Date: Fri Aug 7 17:25:56 2020 New Revision: 364032 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/364032 Log: setlocale(3): Add an EXAMPLES section and add LANG category PR: 41824 Submitted by: Slaven Rezic Obtained from: NetBSD MFC after: 1 week Modified: head/lib/libc/locale/setlocale.3 Modified: head/lib/libc/locale/setlocale.3 ============================================================================== --- head/lib/libc/locale/setlocale.3 Fri Aug 7 16:56:43 2020 (r364031) +++ head/lib/libc/locale/setlocale.3 Fri Aug 7 17:25:56 2020 (r364032) @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ .\" @(#)setlocale.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd September 9, 2019 +.Dd August 7, 2020 .Dt SETLOCALE 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ as well as values returned by Set a locale for formatting dates and times using the .Fn strftime function. +.It Dv LANG +Sets the generic locale category for native language, local customs +and coded character set in the absence of more specific locale +variables. .El .Pp Only three locales are defined by default, @@ -153,6 +157,25 @@ if the given combination of and .Fa locale makes no sense. +.Sh EXAMPLES +The following code illustrates how a program can initialize the +international environment for one language, while selectively +modifying the program's locale such that regular expressions and +string operations can be applied to text recorded in a different +language: +.Bd -literal + setlocale(LC_ALL, "de"); + setlocale(LC_COLLATE, "fr"); +.Ed +.Pp +When a process is started, its current locale is set to the C or POSIX +locale. +An internationalized program that depends on locale data not defined in +the C or POSIX locale must invoke the setlocale subroutine in the +following manner before using any of the locale-specific information: +.Bd -literal + setlocale(LC_ALL, ""); +.Ed .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /usr/share/locale/locale/category -compact .It Pa $PATH_LOCALE/ Ns Em locale/category