[RFC][PATCH v8 08/16] Let alternative month names be a copy of regular ones (bug 10871).

[Zack Weinberg]

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.  */

zw