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* Fix LightGBM models locale sensitivity and improve R/W performance.

When Java is used, the default C++ locale is broken. This is true for
Java providers that use the C API or even Python models that require JEP.

This patch solves that issue making the model reads/writes insensitive
to such settings.
To achieve it, within the model read/write codebase:
 - C++ streams are imbued with the classic locale
 - Calls to functions that are dependent on the locale are replaced
 - The default locale is not changed!

This approach means:
 - The user's locale is never tampered with, avoiding issues such as
    https://github.com/microsoft/LightGBM/issues/2979 with the previous
    approach https://github.com/microsoft/LightGBM/pull/2891
 - Datasets can still be read according the user's locale
 - The model file has a single format independent of locale

Changes:
 - Add CommonC namespace which provides faster locale-independent versions of Common's methods
 - Model code makes conversions through CommonC
 - Cleanup unused Common methods
 - Performance improvements. Use fast libraries for locale-agnostic conversion:
   - value->string: https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt
   - string->double: https://github.com/lemire/fast_double_parser (10x
      faster double parsing according to their benchmark)

Bugfixes:
 - https://github.com/microsoft/LightGBM/issues/2500
 - https://github.com/microsoft/LightGBM/issues/2890
 - https://github.com/ninia/jep/issues/205

 (as it is related to LGBM as well)

* Align CommonC namespace

* Add new external_libs/ to python setup

* Try fast_double_parser fix #1

Testing commit e09e5aad828bcb16bea7ed0ed8322e019112fdbe

If it works it should fix more LGBM builds

* CMake: Attempt to link fmt without explicit PUBLIC tag

* Exclude external_libs from linting

* Add exernal_libs to MANIFEST.in

* Set dynamic linking option for fmt.

* linting issues

* Try to fix lint includes

* Try to pass fPIC with static fmt lib

* Try CMake P_I_C option with fmt library

* [R-package] Add CMake support for R and CRAN

* Cleanup CMakeLists

* Try fmt hack to remove stdout

* Switch to header-only mode

* Add PRIVATE argument to target_link_libraries

* use fmt in header-only mode

* Remove CMakeLists comment

* Change OpenMP to PUBLIC linking in Mac

* Update fmt submodule to 7.1.2

* Use fmt in header-only-mode

* Remove fmt from CMakeLists.txt

* Upgrade fast_double_parser to v0.2.0

* Revert "Add PRIVATE argument to target_link_libraries"

This reverts commit 3dd45dde7b92531b2530ab54522bb843c56227a7.

* Address James Lamb's comments

* Update R-package/.Rbuildignore
Co-authored-by: James Lamb <jaylamb20@gmail.com>

* Upgrade to fast_double_parser v0.3.0 - Solaris support

* Use legacy code only in Solaris

* Fix lint issues

* Fix comment

* Address StrikerRUS's comments (solaris ifdef).

* Change header guards
Co-authored-by: James Lamb <jaylamb20@gmail.com>

* fixed paths in python-package installation

* less cd commands at CI

* hotfix

* added copying missed file from windows directory

* not copy filters file

* refined paths in nuget creation script

* removed filters file from MANIFEST.in

* travis cleanup

* removed precompiled files in windows folder from sdist command

* removed rubbish from install folder

* added compute folder

* disabled logs from compilers; fixed #874

* fixed safe clear_fplder

* added windows folder to manifest.in

* added windows folder to build

* added library path

* added compilation with MSBuild from .sln-file

* fixed unknown PlatformToolset returns exitcode 0

* hotfix

* updated Readme

* removed return

* added installation with mingw test to appveyor

* let's test appveyor with both VS 2015 and VS 2017; but MinGW isn't installed on VS 2017 image

* fixed built-in name 'file'

* simplified appveyor

* removed excess data_files

* fixed unreadable paths

* separated exceptions for cmake and mingw

* refactored silent_call

* don't create artifacts with VS 2015 and mingw

* be more precise with python versioning in Travis

* removed unnecessary if statement

* added classifiers for PyPI and python versions badge

* changed python version in travis

* added support of scikit-learn 0.18.x

* added more python versions to Travis

* added more python versions to Appveyor

* reduced number of tests in Travis

* Travis trick is not needed anymore

* attempt to fix according to https://github.com/Microsoft/LightGBM/pull/880#discussion_r137438856

* add make command to the python package.

* Update README.rst

* Update README.rst

* Update README.rst

* fix tests.

* fix unix build

* update readme

* fix setup.py

* update travis

* Update .travis.yml

* Update test.py

* some fixes.

* check the 64-bit python

* fix build.

* refine MANIFEST.in

* update Manifest.in

* add more build options.

* Add fatal in cmake

* fix a endif.

* fix bugs.

* fix pep8

* add test for the pip package build

* add test pip install in travis.

* fix version with pre-compile dll

* fix readme.rst

* update readme