[PATCHES] lc_time and localized dates

[Euler Taveira de Oliveira]

Hi,




Some issues:


euler=# show lc_time;
 lc_time
---------
 pt_BR
(1 registro)

euler=# select to_char(now(), 'TMDay Day dy, DD TMMon Month TMmonth YYYY');
                        to_char
--------------------------------------------------------
 Segunda Monday    mon, 25 Fev February  fevereiro 2008
(1 registro)

euler=# set lc_time to 'es_ES';
SET
euler=# select to_char(now(), 'TMDay Day dy, DD TMMon Month TMmonth YYYY');
                      to_char
----------------------------------------------------
 Lunes Monday    mon, 25 Feb February  febrero 2008
(1 registro)

euler=# set lc_time to 'de_DE';
SET
euler=# select to_char(now(), 'TMDay Day dy, DD TMMon Month TMmonth YYYY');
                       to_char
-----------------------------------------------------
 Montag Monday    mon, 25 Feb February  februar 2008
(1 registro)

euler=# set lc_time to 'fr_FR';
SET
euler=# select to_char(now(), 'TMDay Day dy, DD TMMon Month TMmonth YYYY');
                      to_char
----------------------------------------------------
 Lundi Monday    mon, 25 Fév February  février 2008
(1 registro)

euler=# set lc_time to 'C';
SET
euler=# select to_char(now(), 'TMDay Day dy, DD TMMon Month TMmonth YYYY');
                       to_char
------------------------------------------------------
 Monday Monday    mon, 25 Feb February  february 2008
(1 registro)




[1] http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-11/msg00539.php
[2] http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-11/msg00693.php
[3] http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-10/msg00214.php
[4] http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-11/msg00692.php


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  Euler Taveira de Oliveira
  http://www.timbira.com/

Attached is a patch that replaces the lc_messages with lc_time when using to_char in translation mode (TM) [1]. It doesn't change the output behaviour. Per discussion [2], it's using some cache mechanism so we don't need to call setlocale() all the time. (i) some locales don't capitalize the first letter. I'm using pg_toupper() to do the job but I'm afraid it's not appropriated. I'm using it 'cause i'm too lazy to move localized_str_toupper(). Any suggestions? (ii) it didn't address the problem spotted at [3][4]. IMHO, it's ok for a non-superuser to set lc_time. Opinions?

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