From f85ce7f3872bd45fbe54a1de38f2e0b921b62f56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gustav_b <gustav_b@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 01:37:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] util/ucompose.hpp: catch exception thrown when user has an
 unsupported locale setting -- fallback to classic.

---
 src/util/ucompose.hpp | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/util/ucompose.hpp b/src/util/ucompose.hpp
index d29cf5424..af5edbc85 100644
--- a/src/util/ucompose.hpp
+++ b/src/util/ucompose.hpp
@@ -182,7 +182,12 @@ namespace UStringPrivate
     : arg_no(1)
   {
 #if __GNUC__ >= 3
-    os.imbue(std::locale("")); // use the user's locale for the stream
+    try {
+	os.imbue(std::locale("")); // use the user's locale for the stream
+    } 
+    catch (std::runtime_error& e) { // fallback to classic if it failed
+	os.imbue(std::locale::classic());
+    }
 #endif
     std::string::size_type b = 0, i = 0;
   
-- 
2.30.2