diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 080f55a21b73..3e928ef598bd 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2003-12-02  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@suse.de>
+
+	* config/locale/gnu/monetary_members.cc
+	(money_base::_S_construct_pattern): For case 3: and 4:
+	exchanging 'if (__precedes)' and 'if (__space)' allows
+	to factor out a few more assignments.
+
 2003-12-01  Benjamin Kosnik  <bkoz@redhat.com>
 
 	* include/bits/basic_ios.h (basic_ios::setstate): Revert.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/gnu/monetary_members.cc b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/gnu/monetary_members.cc
index e39d7f97797a..580297b6325f 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/gnu/monetary_members.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/locale/gnu/monetary_members.cc
@@ -132,78 +132,70 @@ namespace std
 	break;
       case 3:
 	// 3 The sign immediately precedes the symbol.
-	if (__space)
+	if (__precedes)
 	  {
-	    // Have space.
-	    if (__precedes)
+	    __ret.field[0] = sign;
+	    __ret.field[1] = symbol;	    
+	    if (__space)
 	      {
-		__ret.field[0] = sign;
-		__ret.field[1] = symbol;
 		__ret.field[2] = space;
 		__ret.field[3] = value;
 	      }
 	    else
 	      {
-		__ret.field[0] = value;
+		__ret.field[2] = value;		
+		__ret.field[3] = none;
+	      }
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    __ret.field[0] = value;
+	    if (__space)
+	      {
 		__ret.field[1] = space;
 		__ret.field[2] = sign;
 		__ret.field[3] = symbol;
 	      }
-	  }
-	else
-	  {
-	    // Have none.
-	    if (__precedes)
-	      {
-		__ret.field[0] = sign;
-		__ret.field[1] = symbol;
-		__ret.field[2] = value;
-	      }
 	    else
 	      {
-		__ret.field[0] = value;
 		__ret.field[1] = sign;
 		__ret.field[2] = symbol;
+		__ret.field[3] = none;
 	      }
-	    __ret.field[3] = none;
 	  }
 	break;
       case 4:
-	// 4 The sign immediately follows the symbol. 
-	if (__space)
+	// 4 The sign immediately follows the symbol.
+	if (__precedes)
 	  {
-	    // Have space.
-	    if (__precedes)
+	    __ret.field[0] = symbol;
+	    __ret.field[1] = sign;
+	    if (__space)
 	      {
-		__ret.field[0] = symbol;
-		__ret.field[1] = sign;
 		__ret.field[2] = space;
 		__ret.field[3] = value;
 	      }
 	    else
 	      {
-		__ret.field[0] = value;
-		__ret.field[1] = space;
-		__ret.field[2] = symbol;
-		__ret.field[3] = sign;
+		__ret.field[2] = value;
+		__ret.field[3] = none;
 	      }
 	  }
 	else
 	  {
-	    // Have none.
-	    if (__precedes)
+	    __ret.field[0] = value;
+	    if (__space)
 	      {
-		__ret.field[0] = symbol;
-		__ret.field[1] = sign;
-		__ret.field[2] = value;
+		__ret.field[1] = space;
+		__ret.field[2] = symbol;
+		__ret.field[3] = sign;
 	      }
 	    else
 	      {
-		__ret.field[0] = value;
 		__ret.field[1] = symbol;
 		__ret.field[2] = sign;
+		__ret.field[3] = none;
 	      }
-	    __ret.field[3] = none;
 	  }
 	break;
       default: