> In order to have nl_langinfo(3) return the proper information
> it is required to call setlocale (TYPE, "") first, which isn't
> mentioned in the manpage of nl_langinfo(3).  Please add.

Joey,

is nl_langinfo(3) somehow different here from a host of
other functions whose behaviour depends on setlocale().
E.g., strptime(3), printf(3), etc, most of which do not
explicitly mention the need to call setlocale()?

Cheers,

Michael

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