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Subject: [Bug localedata/14641] Deprecate name_fmt
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:03:00 -0000
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14641

--- Comment #16 from keld at keldix dot com <keld at keldix dot com> ---
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 07:48:21AM +0000, fweimer at redhat dot com wrote:
> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14641
> 
> --- Comment #15 from Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com> ---
> (In reply to Philip Withnall from comment #14)
> > (In reply to Florian Weimer from comment #13)
> > > Closing per previous discussion.
> > 
> > As per comments #5 and #6, I think the proper solution is to deprecate
> > name_fmt, since it seems to be fundamentally incorrect to have it in libc,
> > and keeping it un-deprecated just encourages people to use it incorrectly or
> > unsuccessfully.
> 
> Fair enough.  That would extend to LC_NAME, LC_ADDRESS, LC_TELEPHONE, I
> suppose.  What about LC_MEASUREMENT and LC_IDENTIFICATION?
> 
> Related identifiers include _NL_NAME_*, _NL_ADDRESS_*, _NL_TELEPHONE_*, plus
> the _NL_NUM_* identifiers.  Anything else?

Hmm, what is the reason for this? Name layout and the other issues are
cultural conventions that should be adaptable in software.

Best regards
Keld

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