Re: C locale *printf functions ?

[Jim Meyering]

Ben Pfaff wrote:
> Here is a revised version.  It passes the included tests, so I'll
> wait 72 hours for comments and then commit it if no one objects.
...
>  ChangeLog                  |   43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-asprintf.c           |   35 +++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-snprintf.c           |   75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-snprintf.h           |   46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-vasnprintf.c         |   43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-vasnprintf.h         |   76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-vasprintf.c          |   46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-vasprintf.h          |   51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-vsnprintf.c          |   74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-vsnprintf.h          |   49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-xasprintf.c          |   34 +++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-xvasprintf.c         |   40 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/c-xvasprintf.h         |   58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  modules/c-snprintf         |   23 +++++++++++++
>  modules/c-snprintf-tests   |   17 ++++++++++
>  modules/c-vasnprintf       |   55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  modules/c-vasprintf        |   24 +++++++++++++
>  modules/c-vasprintf-tests  |   17 ++++++++++
>  modules/c-vsnprintf        |   24 +++++++++++++
>  modules/c-vsnprintf-tests  |   17 ++++++++++
>  modules/c-xvasprintf       |   24 +++++++++++++
>  modules/c-xvasprintf-tests |   18 ++++++++++
>  tests/test-c-snprintf.c    |   58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  tests/test-c-snprintf.sh   |   15 +++++++++
>  tests/test-c-vasprintf.c   |   80 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  tests/test-c-vasprintf.sh  |   15 +++++++++
>  tests/test-c-vsnprintf.c   |   73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  tests/test-c-vsnprintf.sh  |   15 +++++++++
>  tests/test-c-xvasprintf.c  |   78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  tests/test-c-xvasprintf.sh |   15 +++++++++
>  30 files changed, 1238 insertions(+)

That sounds great.
I haven't reviewed all of that, but really like the idea
and am glad to see so many tests.
Thanks!