+
+
This is a draft document explaining how to write locale files
+ for GNU libc. It will not go into details, but reference
+ specifications. It will on the other hand mention some of the
+ pitfalls, and try to document the current practice.
+
+
How to choose the locale file name
+
+ - how to choose the file name
+
+
Category order
+
+
To make it easier to compare locales with each other, I
+ recommend using the same order for the categories in all
+ locales. Any order will do, so I picked the order used in most
+ locales, and decided to recommend this order:
+
+
+ - LC_IDENTIFICATION
+
- LC_CTYPE
+
- LC_COLLATE
+
- LC_MONETARY
+
- LC_NUMERIC
+
- LC_TIME
+
- LC_MESSAGES
+
- LC_PAPER
+
- LC_NAME
+
- LC_ADDRESS
+
- LC_TELEPHONE
+
- LC_MEASUREMENT
+
+
+
Reuse when possible
+
+ - "copy" from existing locales if the content should be identical
+
+
LD_INDENTIFICATION
+
+ - standard refs in the LD_INDENTIFICATION
+
+
LC_MESSAGES
+
+ - yes/no expr should have the form ^[yYnN
], without 0 and 1
+
+ Standard documents and specifications
+
+