2 Copyright (C) 2012 Paul Davis
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25 #include "pbd/compose.h"
26 #include "pbd/debug.h"
27 #include "pbd/error.h"
28 #include "pbd/locale_guard.h"
32 /* Neither C nor C++ pick up a user's preferred locale choice without the
33 * application actively taking steps to make this happen.
35 * For C: setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
36 * For C++ (assuming that the C version was called):
37 * std::locale::global (std::locale (setlocale (LC_ALL, 0)));
39 * The application needs to make these calls, probably in main().
41 * Setting the C++ locale will change the C locale, but not the other way 'round.
42 * and some plugin may change either behind our back.
45 LocaleGuard::LocaleGuard ()
48 /* A LocaleGuard object ensures that the
49 * LC_NUMERIC/std::locale::numeric aspect of the C and C++ locales are
50 * set to "C" during its lifetime, so that printf/iostreams use a
51 * portable format for numeric output (i.e. 1234.5 is always 1234.5 and
52 * not sometimes 1234,5, as it would be in fr or de locales)
55 char const * const current_c_locale = setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, 0);
57 if (strcmp ("C", current_c_locale) != 0) {
59 old_c_locale = strdup (current_c_locale);
61 /* set the C++ global/default locale to whatever we are using
62 * now, but with "C" numeric handling.
64 * this also sets the C locale, so no call to setlocale() is required.
67 std::locale::global (std::locale (old_cpp_locale, "C", std::locale::numeric));
68 pre_cpp_locale = std::locale();
70 DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Locale, string_compose ("LG: change locale from '%1' => %2\n", old_cpp_locale.name(), pre_cpp_locale.name()));
74 LocaleGuard::~LocaleGuard ()
76 char const * current_c_locale = setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, 0);
77 std::locale current_cpp_locale;
79 if (current_cpp_locale != pre_cpp_locale) {
81 PBD::error << string_compose ("LocaleGuard: someone (a plugin) changed the C++ locale from\n\t%1\nto\n\t%2\n, expect non-portable session files. Decimal OK ? %2",
82 old_cpp_locale.name(), current_cpp_locale.name(),
83 (std::use_facet<std::numpunct<char> >(std::locale()).decimal_point() == '.'))
85 DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Locale, string_compose ("LG: someone (a plugin) changed the C++ locale (Decimal OK ? '%1'); expect non-portable session files.\n",
86 (std::use_facet<std::numpunct<char> >(std::locale()).decimal_point() == '.')));
88 /* this resets C & C++ locales */
89 std::locale::global (old_cpp_locale);
90 DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Locale, string_compose ("LG: restore C & C++ locale: '%1'\n", std::locale().name()));
92 } else if (old_c_locale && (strcmp (current_c_locale, old_c_locale) != 0)) {
94 /* reset only the C locale */
95 setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, old_c_locale);
96 DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Locale, string_compose ("LG: restore C locale from %1 to\n'%2'\n(C++ is '%3')\n", current_c_locale, old_c_locale, std::locale().name()));
99 free (const_cast<char*> (old_c_locale));