Re: ECPG patch: get descriptor did not use "C" locale while

Is this a fix you want applied to 7.2 or 7.3?  I am confused.

Patch attached.

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Christof Petig wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> The bug description is quite simple try to use get descriptor on a float
> variable while LC_NUMERIC=de is active ... you get incorrectly formatted
> float value.
>
> Please apply the fix.
>
> Yours
>     Christof
>

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Index: lib/descriptor.c
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/descriptor.c,v
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -r1.21 descriptor.c
--- lib/descriptor.c    2002/01/11 14:43:11    1.21
+++ lib/descriptor.c    2002/01/23 15:32:54
@@ -330,11 +330,18 @@
     if (data_var.type!=ECPGt_EORT)
     {
         struct statement stmt;
+        char       *oldlocale;
+
+        /* Make sure we do NOT honor the locale for numeric input */
+        /* since the database gives the standard decimal point */
+        oldlocale = strdup(setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, NULL));
+        setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");
         memset (&stmt, 0, sizeof stmt);
         stmt.lineno=lineno;
         /* desparate try to guess something sensible */
         stmt.connection=ECPGget_connection(NULL);
         ECPGstore_result(ECPGresult, index, &stmt, &data_var);
+        setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, oldlocale);
     }
     else if (data_var.ind_type!=ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR)
     {