The R Project SVN R

Rev

Rev 75084 | Rev 80024 | Go to most recent revision | Show entire file | Ignore whitespace | Details | Blame | Last modification | View Log | RSS feed

Rev 75084 Rev 75109
Line 92... Line 92...
92
  \code{foo <- Sys.getlocale()} can be used in
92
  \code{foo <- Sys.getlocale()} can be used in
93
  \code{Sys.setlocale("LC_ALL", locale = foo)}.
93
  \code{Sys.setlocale("LC_ALL", locale = foo)}.
94
}
94
}
95
 
95
 
96
\section{Available locales}{
96
\section{Available locales}{
97
  On most Unix-alkes the POSIX shell command \command{locale -a} will
97
  On most Unix-alikes the POSIX shell command \command{locale -a} will
98
  list the \sQuote{available public} locales.  What that means is
98
  list the \sQuote{available public} locales.  What that means is
99
  platform-dependent.  On recent Linuxen this may mean \sQuote{available
99
  platform-dependent.  On recent Linuxen this may mean \sQuote{available
100
  to be installed} as on some RPM-based systems the locale data is in
100
  to be installed} as on some RPM-based systems the locale data is in
101
  separate RPMS.  On Debian/Ubuntu the set of available locales is
101
  separate RPMs.  On Debian/Ubuntu the set of available locales is
102
  managed by OS-specific facilities such as \command{locale-gen} and
102
  managed by OS-specific facilities such as \command{locale-gen} and
103
  \command{locale -a} lists those currently enabled.
103
  \command{locale -a} lists those currently enabled.
104
 
104
 
105
  For Windows, MicroSoft moves its documentation frequently so a Web
105
  For Windows, Microsoft moves its documentation frequently so a Web
106
  search is the best way to find current information.
106
  search is the best way to find current information.
107
}
107
}
108
 
108
 
109
% assume this just affects strtod/atof, scanf/printf and friends,
109
% assume this just affects strtod/atof, scanf/printf and friends,
110
% as seems to be the case in glibc.
110
% as seems to be the case in glibc.