[boost] [lexical_cast] locale dependent result? (was: [lexical_cast] locale dependent result?)

Subject: [boost] [lexical_cast] locale dependent result? (was: [lexical_cast] locale dependent result?)
From: Alexander Lamaison (awl03_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-02 07:00:47

No response on the boost.user list so I'm trying here in case the devs
know:

Is the result of lexical_cast<std::string> locale-dependent?  One of my
contributors has submitted a fix for a problem he says is caused by
lexical_cast adding commas to a port number, e.g.: 65535 becomes "65,535".

I'm unable to reproduce this but it may be something specific to his
locale.

If this is the case, what would be the correct way to get a canonical,
locale-independent string from an integer?

Thanks.

Alex

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