[Gdal-dev] Re: Gdal-dev Digest, Vol 30, Issue 54

[Markus Neteler]

Stephan Holl wrote on 11/22/2006 07:47 PM:
> Hello Markus,
>
> On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:01:16 -0500 gdal-dev-request at lists.maptools.org
> wrote:
>
>   
>> 2. Switching LOCALE:
>>
>> GRASS 6.3.cvs (eu_laea):~/data/vmap0_europe_shape > export
>> LANGUAGE=en_US GRASS 6.3.cvs (eu_laea):~/data/vmap0_europe_shape >
>> export LANG=en_US GRASS 6.3.cvs (eu_laea):~/data/vmap0_europe_shape >
>> export LC_ALL=en_US 
>>     
>
> Have your tried just to export LC_NUMERIC=C and import afterwards?
>
> I *could* imagine that this might break something about the decimal
> delimiter?!
>
> Just a guess.
>   

Well, my scope in general is not to switch the LOCALE (but to be able to
use whatever settings). GDAL should operate LOCALE independent.
I am not sure if this is a GDAL or gcc 4.x problem.

> I thought Bernhard told me that he has filed a bug against a similar
> issue, but I cannot recheck because the bugzilla is dead somehow ATM.
>   
I observed the same with the GDAL bugtracker
http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org:
"Bugzilla has suffered an internal error..."

thanks
Markus