LOCALE ERROR

[Marcelo Rezende Módolo]

Hi,
I have a program that needs the locale support, so I include 'locale.h'. 
I make the program but the output was wrong.
With the cygwin library the setlocale function do not work, but if I 
link with mingw library it is ok I am sending a sample program that 
demonstrate the error.

Linking with CYGWIN:
   [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/src/testes/locale/msdn
   $ gcc -o crt_locale crt_locale.c    
   [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/src/testes/locale/msdn
   $
   $ ./crt_locale.exe
   In German locale, strftime returns 'x'
   No Brasil locale, strftime retorna 'x'
   In 'C' locale, strftime returns 'x'
   [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/src/testes/locale/msdn
   $

Linking with MINGW (-mno-cygwin)
   [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/src/testes/locale/msdn
   $ gcc -mno-cygwin -o crt_locale crt_locale.c
   [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/src/testes/locale/msdn
   $
   $ ./crt_locale.exe
   In German locale, strftime returns 'Sonntag, 07. Dezember 2003'
   No Brasil locale, strftime retorna 'domingo, 07 de dezembro de 2003'
   In 'C' locale, strftime returns 'Sunday, December 07, 2003'
   [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/src/testes/locale/msdn
   $
Thanks,
Marcelo Modolo
// crt_locale.c
/* Sets the current locale to "Germany" using the
 * setlocale function and demonstrates its effect on the strftime
 * function.
 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <locale.h>
#include <time.h>

int main(void)
{
       time_t ltime;
       struct tm *thetime;
       unsigned char str[100];

       setlocale(LC_ALL, "German");
       time (&ltime);
       thetime = gmtime(&ltime);

       /* %#x is the long date representation, appropriate to
        * the current locale
        */
       if (!strftime((char *)str, 100, "%#x", 
                     (const struct tm *)thetime))
               printf("strftime failed!\n");
       else
               printf("In German locale, strftime returns '%s'\n", 
                      str);
       
/* portuguese-brazil */

       setlocale(LC_ALL, "portuguese-brazil");
       time (&ltime);
       thetime = gmtime(&ltime);

       /* %#x is the long date representation, appropriate to
        * the current locale
        */
       if (!strftime((char *)str, 100, "%#x", 
                     (const struct tm *)thetime))
               printf("strftime failed!\n");
       else
               printf("No Brasil locale, strftime retorna '%s'\n", 
                      str);
       
       /* Set the locale back to the default environment */
       setlocale(LC_ALL, "C");
       time (&ltime);
       thetime = gmtime(&ltime);

       if (!strftime((char *)str, 100, "%#x", 
                     (const struct tm *)thetime))
               printf("strftime failed!\n");
       else
               printf("In 'C' locale, strftime returns '%s'\n", 
                      str);
}

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