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authorPaul Eggert1999-11-22 08:17:42 +0000
committerPaul Eggert1999-11-22 08:17:42 +0000
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Rename messages-locale to system-messages-locale
and time-locale to system-time-locale. Do not mention previous-system-messages-locale and previous-system-time-locale.
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599 599
600The new variable `locale-coding-system' specifies how to encode and 600The new variable `locale-coding-system' specifies how to encode and
601decode strings passed to low-level message functions like strerror and 601decode strings passed to low-level message functions like strerror and
602time functions like strftime. The new variables `messages-locale' and 602time functions like strftime. The new variables
603`time-locale' give the system locales to be used during the next 603`system-messages-locale' and `system-time-locale' give the system
604invocations of these two types of functions; the new variables 604locales to be used when invoking these two types of functions.
605`previous-messages-locale' and `previous-time-locale' give the locales
606most recently used.
607 605
608The new function `set-locale-environment' sets the language 606The new function `set-locale-environment' sets the language
609environment, preferred coding system, and locale coding system from 607environment, preferred coding system, and locale coding system from
610the system locale as specified by the LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, and LANG 608the system locale as specified by the LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, and LANG
611environment variables. It is normally invoked during startup. It 609environment variables. Normally, it is invoked during startup and need
612uses the new variables `locale-language-names', 610not be invoked thereafter. It uses the new variables
613`locale-charset-language-names', and `locale-preferred-coding-systems' 611`locale-language-names', `locale-charset-language-names', and
614to make its decisions. 612`locale-preferred-coding-systems' to make its decisions.
615 613
616** syntax tables now understand nested comments. 614** syntax tables now understand nested comments.
617To declare a comment syntax as allowing nesting, just add an `n' 615To declare a comment syntax as allowing nesting, just add an `n'