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diff --git a/manual/message.texi b/manual/message.texi index 35ef29d40b..e7479c3fad 100644 --- a/manual/message.texi +++ b/manual/message.texi @@ -190,18 +190,16 @@ Otherwise the values of environment variables from the standard environment are examined (@pxref{Standard Environment}). Which variables are examined is decided by the @var{flag} parameter of @code{catopen}. If the value is @code{NL_CAT_LOCALE} (which is defined -in @file{nl_types.h}) then the @code{catopen} function examines the -environment variable @code{LC_ALL}, @code{LC_MESSAGES}, and @code{LANG} -in this order. The first variable which is set in the current -environment will be used. - -If @var{flag} is zero only the @code{LANG} environment variable is -examined. This is a left-over from the early days of this function -where the other environment variable were not known. - -In any case the environment variable should have a value of the form -@code{@var{lang}[_@var{terr}[.@var{codeset}]]} as explained above. If -no environment variable is set the @code{"C"} locale is used which +in @file{nl_types.h}) then the @code{catopen} function use the name of +the locale currently selected for the @code{LC_MESSAGES} category. + +If @var{flag} is zero the @code{LANG} environment variable is examined. +This is a left-over from the early days where the concept of the locales +had not even reached the level of POSIX locales. + +The environment variable and the locale name should have a value of the +form @code{@var{lang}[_@var{terr}[.@var{codeset}]]} as explained above. +If no environment variable is set the @code{"C"} locale is used which prevents any translation. The return value of the function is in any case a valid string. Either |