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A method for creating a specific POSIX style locale source file, on demand, suitable for compilation in a computer is provided the method comprising, receiving a request submitted for the specific POSIX style locale, and obtaining a plurality of localization values related to the specific POSIX style locale. Next, determining a category within the plurality of localization values and selecting process routines dependent upon the category, and then selectively extracting the category information. After extracting the category information is stored into a memory of the computer. A determination is made regarding more categories to process, which might result in processing the remaining categories, otherwise assembling the extracted information into the POSIX style locale source file. Assembling may entail addition of no files or files such as LC-CTYPE and LC_COLLATE to form a locale source suitable for compilation.
