[#120] gdal, shapelib and proj not robust against LC_NUMERIC locale changes, will affect python2.4

Date:
2006-05-19 08:39

Priority:
4

State:
Closed

Submitted by:
Bernhard Reiter (bernhard)

Assigned to:
Bernhard Reiter (bernhard)

Category:
none

Version:
none

Resolution:
Accepted

Summary:
gdal, shapelib and proj not robust against LC_NUMERIC locale changes, will affect python2.4

Detailed description

See the discussion on thuban-devel:

http://intevation.de/pipermail/thuban-devel/2006-May/001714.html
http://intevation.de/pipermail/thuban-devel/2006-May/001716.html

This will affect Python2.4 with gdal and proj
as Python 2.3 enforced a different LC_NUMERIC.
To solve this problem, I think we should

a) search for and possibly file a bug with GDAL
b) Write a testcase that fails with LC_NUMERIC being set to ",".

c) Unless this is fixed, make sure our gdal and proj calls are always
LC_NUMERIC C.

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Date: 2006-11-19 14:50 Sender: Bernhard Reiter Proj report: http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360 for GDAL, the problem is known, but not acknowledged: See http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=869 and FAQ. Thus reopened 869 and opened a new more general issue: http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361
Date: 2006-11-19 14:16 Sender: Bernhard Reiter Reported fix for dbflib (part of shapelib) upstream: http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1615 Split out issue for OGR: http://wald.intevation.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=197 Missing reports for gdal and proj.
Date: 2006-10-15 23:29 Sender: Bernhard Reiter Revision 2712 does b) and c) for gdal. Now we only need to report this to Frank Warmerdam or the bug trackers of the three projects. Also need to split out an issue for the new ogr support.
Date: 2006-09-18 00:56 Sender: Bernhard Reiter For b) a testcase for gdal is still missing. Meanwhile I have completed the first half of c) proj is fixed in Revison 2698
Date: 2006-09-17 23:20 Sender: Bernhard Reiter Revision 2696: Testcase commited, thus b) completed.
Date: 2006-09-15 08:53 Sender: Bernhard Reiter I have did the first part of the testcase (step b)): test/localessupport.py: New. Added a function that can set a locale that uses a decimal comma. Revision 2694

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Field	Old Value	Date	By
status_id	Open	2006-11-19 14:51	Bernhard Reiter
close_date	2006-11-19 14:51	2006-11-19 14:51	Bernhard Reiter
Resolution	None	2006-11-19 14:51	Bernhard Reiter
summary	gdal and proj not robust against LC_NUMERIC locale changes, will affect python2.4	2006-10-15 23:29	Bernhard Reiter
close_date	None	2006-10-15 23:29	Bernhard Reiter
assigned_to	none	2006-09-17 23:20	Bernhard Reiter