> > listing the way I wanted it. *nix systems that start with "fr_FR" and > > then allow you to define "fr_FR-EURO" or something really aren't much > > better; what if I want to deviate from the pre-defined locale in four or > > five ways instead of just one?
They do not let you deviate from a pre-defined locale in one way. They have two pre-defined locale whose names are fr_FR and fr_FR-EURO (fr_FR@EURO), and you can simply select one or the other. Anybody's free to write an fr_FR@MYTASTE locale that customizes fr_FR, and use that. YA
