Debian Bug report logs - #25076
X libraries should be compiled with -DX_LOCALE

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From: Owen Taylor <otaylor@redhat.com>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: X libraries should be compiled with -DX_LOCALE

Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 22:58:16 -0400

Package: xlib6g
Version: 3.3.2.2-4

This report is a "reminder" about outstanding bugs 15617,
15909, and 16927.

If Xlib is compiled with the -DX_LOCALE flag, it
incorporates it's own locale handling code, which can
optionally be used by applications that define X_LOCALE and
include <Xlocale.h>x. 

The need for this, with respect to European locales was
removed with the transition from libc5 to glibc. However,
glibc-2.0.x does not include support for the Asian CJK
locales. This means that the current Debian versions of Xlib 
cannot be used in a CJK environment. In my opinion, Xlib
should be compiled with -DX_LOCALE until glibc contains
support for these locales. For programs compiled without
-DX_LOCALE, it should not matter whether or not X is compiled 
with -DX_LOCALE.

In addition, the binaries of XFree86 distributed by XFree86
are compiled with -DX_LOCALE, so binaries compiled against
the XFree86 libraries may currently not be compatible with
the Debian libraries. 

(The symptom is undefined references to _Xsetlocale)

Apparently this is done as a customization after they
release the sources, since I do not believe that the
sources, as shipped, will build with -DX_LOCALE.

I haven't tried it, but I believe the flag should be added
in linux.cf, either along with -D_REENTRANT in StandardDefines,
or in LinuxSourceDefines, where it is defined for libc5 
systems.

Regards,
                                Owen Taylor

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