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-rw-r--r--libs/pbd/locale_guard.cc14
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/libs/pbd/locale_guard.cc b/libs/pbd/locale_guard.cc
index 62318c6445..f848cf33f8 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/locale_guard.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/locale_guard.cc
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@
#include <locale.h>
#include "pbd/locale_guard.h"
+#include "pbd/error.h"
using namespace PBD;
/* The initial C++ locale is "C" regardless of the user's preferred locale.
- * and affects std::sprintf() et al from <cstdio>
- *
- * the C locale from setlocale() matches the user's preferred locale
- * and effects ::sprintf() et al from <stdio.h>
+ * The C locale from setlocale() matches the user's preferred locale
*
* Setting the C++ locale will change the C locale, but not the other way 'round.
* and some plugin may change either behind our back.
@@ -60,7 +58,9 @@ LocaleGuard::init ()
/* this changes both C++ and C locale */
std::locale::global (std::locale (std::locale::classic(), "C", std::locale::numeric));
}
- assert (old_cpp == std::locale::classic ());
+ if (old_cpp != std::locale::classic ()) {
+ PBD::error << "LocaleGuard: initial C++ locale is not 'C'. Expect non-portable session files.\n";
+ }
}
LocaleGuard::~LocaleGuard ()
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ LocaleGuard::~LocaleGuard ()
*
* if it's not: some plugin meddled with it.
*/
- assert (old_cpp == std::locale::classic ());
+ if (old_cpp != std::locale::classic ()) {
+ PBD::error << "LocaleGuard: someone (a plugin) changed the C++ locale, expect non-portable session files.\n";
+ }
std::locale::global (old_cpp);
}
if (old_c && strcmp (old_c, actual)) {