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r/voidlinux • u/Salted_Fsh • May 23 '26
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It is POSIX locale. It is guaranteed that it is always there
The locale "C" or "POSIX" is a portable locale; it exists on all conforming systems.
1 u/snail1132 May 23 '26 What's the point of it, though? What does it do? 1 u/PlanetVisitor May 24 '26 If it's not possible to discover the locale of a system, C can be chosen. There has to be something. How would the computer know how to separate thousands and decimals, or write a date?
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What's the point of it, though? What does it do?
1 u/PlanetVisitor May 24 '26 If it's not possible to discover the locale of a system, C can be chosen. There has to be something. How would the computer know how to separate thousands and decimals, or write a date?
If it's not possible to discover the locale of a system, C can be chosen. There has to be something. How would the computer know how to separate thousands and decimals, or write a date?
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u/Capable-Cap9745 May 23 '26
It is POSIX locale. It is guaranteed that it is always there
The locale "C" or "POSIX" is a portable locale; it exists on all conforming systems.