IBM and glibc locales

[Geoff Keating]

> Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 00:40:17 +0000
> From: Philip Blundell <philb@gnu.org>
> 
> >Correct, we do need this as we do a lot of commerce with Europe. The Euro
> >is mandatory.
> 
> So what?  The euro symbol is available in the character set anyway.
> There is no need for a new locale until (and unless) the UK actually
> signs up to the single currency.  It's crazy to add these things to
> glibc speculatively.

Yes, it seems like this is a case of doing accounting in two
currencies, in which case it doesn't matter what you set the currency
symbol to, it'll be wrong.

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- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org>