_MRTIMP2_PURE const locale& __CLRCALL_PURE_OR_CDECL locale::classic() { // get reference to "C" locale
    //_Init();
    {
          locale::_Locimp* ptr = nullptr;
      
          _BEGIN_LOCK(_LOCK_LOCALE) // prevent double initialization
      
          // this function just returns a global variable
          // ptr = _Getgloballocale();
          ptr = global_locale;
      
          if (ptr == nullptr) { // create new locales
              _Setgloballocale(ptr = _Locimp::_New_Locimp());
              ptr->_Catmask = all; // set current locale to "C"
              ptr->_Name    = "C";
      
              _Locimp::_Clocptr = ptr; // set classic to match
              _Locimp::_Clocptr->_Incref();
              ::new (&classic_locale) locale(_Locimp::_Clocptr);
          }
      
          // this is always false in the classic() codepath
          //if (_Do_incref) {
          //    ptr->_Incref();
          //}
      
          _END_LOCK()
          //return ptr;
    }
    return classic_locale;
}