Re: locale changes

On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Tom Lane wrote:

> Karel Zak <zakkr@zf.jcu.cz> writes:
> >     change_to_on_the_fly_locale_setting()
> >     to_char();
> >     set_original_locale();
>
> And if to_char throws an elog?

 elog can check how locale struct is actual..

> Another objection is that (if my experience with libc's
> timezone-dependent code is any guide) changing the locale that much
> is likely to be *slow*.  libc is designed on the assumption that you

 It is better argument for me :-). I hope that nobody be angry at me about
this patch. I was probably really a little premature... grrr 2 programming
hours are in /dev/null..

 If I good remember, one year ago when I discussed (via private mails)
about formatting date/time with Thomas, we said something about locales
out of libc. Any system table? Any planns?

                    Karel