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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to Lynn McGuire   
   Re: "Internationalis(z)ing Code - Comput   
   26 Jan 26 01:42:48   
   
   XPost: comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:21:27 -0600, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
      
   > BTW, I don't put commas in my 12 digit printed numbers because I sell   
   > 40% of my software outside the USA, just periods.  Shoot, people can't   
   > even agree on periods or commas for the fractional part.   
      
   This is where you should automatically query the locale settings.   
      
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