Re: [PATCHES] thousands comma numeric formatting in psql

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > We do allow MDY and DMY specification, but that controls both input and
> > output in the server, while this just controls psql display. It is a
> > good question how other settings should be handled, but I don't know the
> > answers. Anyone?
>
> This patch sounds quite a lot different from what I thought we had
> agreed to, which was a way to specify that the client-side LC_NUMERIC
> locale settings should be used for formatting numbers. I think the only
> pset should be "locale on" or "locale not on". This business about
> space is a red herring: if you want that, create a locale spec that
> specifies it.

Well, how many people have langinfo? I don't. If this is what the
group wants, Someone with langinfo is going to have to code the
configure tests and convert it to a binary setting, or remove the patch.

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