[Boost-users] [locale] Using generator with std::locale always yields name *

Subject: [Boost-users] [locale] Using generator with std::locale always yields name *
From: Jeanette C. (julien_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-04-27 11:53:11

Hey hey,
When I use the boost::locale::generator to initialise an std::locale the 
std::locale.name() always yields "*".

Examples:
...
boost::locale::generator gen;
std::locale loc = gen("en_US");
std::cout << loc.name();
...
output:
*

Whereas using the std::locale constructor with const char * yields the proper 
name:
...
std::locale loc("en_US");
std::cout << loc.name();
...
Output:
en_US

I am running on Arch Linux, with Boost version 1.69.0-2 (the latest version in 
the official Arch package repositoy).

Is there a caveat I overlooked or is there another way around this behaviour?

One word of praise: the Boost locale library gave me the first pleasant 
experience of using localisation. I love the interface and think it very 
understandable even for a programmer of only mediocre level like myself. So: 
thank you!

Best wishes,

Jeanette

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