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Subject: [Bug localedata/14641] New: Add a strftime()-like function for
 formatting human names
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:50:00 -0000
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http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D14641

             Bug #: 14641
           Summary: Add a strftime()-like function for formatting human
                    names
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: localedata
        AssignedTo: unassigned@sourceware.org
        ReportedBy: bugzilla@tecnocode.co.uk
                CC: libc-locales@sources.redhat.com
    Classification: Unclassified


It=E2=80=99s useful that glibc=E2=80=99s locale data collects together diff=
erent locales=E2=80=99 ways
of formatting names as name_fmt (lh.2xlibre.net/values/name_fmt/). However,
this is difficult to use, and requires programs to implement their own pars=
er
for the field descriptors. This causes duplication of code and means all the
programs have to be kept up-to-date with any changes to the set of allowed
field descriptors.

Would it be possible to add a function similar to strftime() which will par=
se a
*name* format string and substitute values for its field descriptors?

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