Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 22:57:28 -0800 From: Jonathan Mini <j_mini@efn.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: j_mini@efn.org, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: character-set information for terminals. Message-ID: <19980204225728.48140@micron.mini.net> In-Reply-To: <199802050656.XAA08654@usr08.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Thu, Feb 05, 1998 at 06:56:29AM %2B0000 References: <19980204223655.54686@micron.mini.net> <199802050656.XAA08654@usr08.primenet.com>
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Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> stands accused of saying: > > > It's in the user's environment with the "TERM" environment variable; > > > it's the variable that start with "LC_" and "LOCALE"... 8-). > > > > Hmmm... hate to say it, Terry, but I can't find any systems with a LC_* > > or LOCALE environment variable on it normally -- I could set one > > explicitly, but this doesn't help me any for auto-detection. > > ``By default, C programs start in the "C" locale.'' > > >From "man setlocale"... 8-). > > ``A locale argument of NULL causes setlocale() to return > the current locale.'' > > Also from "man setlocale"... 8-). BAH! I missed the reference to a man page. Please hand me a tiny pointy hat. > > > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org > --- > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > or previous employers. -- Jonathan Mini (j_mini@efn.org) "A child of five could understand this! Quick -- Fetch me a child of five."
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