[Python-Dev] LC_NUMERIC and C libraries

"Martin v. Löwis" martin@v.loewis.de
Sat, 19 Jul 2003 16:31:25 +0200


Gustavo J A M Carneiro wrote:
>   Here's the patch. Also 2 new source files:
> 	- pystrtod.h goes to Include/
> 	- pystrtod.c goes to Python/
> 
>   The next step is to ask glib authors for permission to relicense the
> code.  Also, the locale module should be changed, to allow LC_NUMERIC to
> be changed, etc.

Please don't post patches to python-dev; post them to 
sf.net/projects/python instead.

However,
a) it is unlikely that patches are accepted from anybody but
    the author of the code, and
b) it is unlikely that patches are implemented that provide huge
    chunks of the C library.

Regards,
Martin