Human-readable number library routine [PSARC-EXT/2006/573 Timeout: 10/17/2006]

[Ienup Sung]

Eric Lowe wrote at 10/11/06 15:18:
> IMO locale-aware SI labels are extra credit, and should be considered 
> out of scope for this case...

I don't think making it locale aware is really a big deal since
the only thing that you need to do is calling just a single fuction:

        #include <langinfo.h>

        char *decimal_point;

        :

        decimal_point = nl_langinfo(RADIXCHAR);

        :

and use the decimal_point character.

Otherwise, you're going against SMI Internationalization Compliance
policy and require an exemption approval and I don't think this particular
case warrant/assert that at this point with the information available.

Ienup