diff --git a/include/osg/Math b/include/osg/Math
index 4f6c1ec82..b9c0307d8 100644
--- a/include/osg/Math
+++ b/include/osg/Math
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include <math.h>
 
+#include <osg/Export>
+
 //certain math functions were not defined until 10.2
 //so this code checks the version so it can add in workarounds for older versions.
 #ifdef __APPLE__
@@ -226,6 +228,12 @@ inline float computeVolume(const T& f1,const T& f2,const T& f3,
            computeVolume(b1,b3,f2,f3);
 }
 
+/** Convert a ascii number to a double, ignoring locale settings.*/
+extern OSG_EXPORT double asciiToDouble(const char* str);
+
+/** Convert a ascii number to a float, ignoring locale settings.*/
+inline float asciiToFloat(const char* str) { return static_cast<float>(asciiToDouble(str)); }
+
 }
 
 #endif  // __OSG_MATH
diff --git a/include/osgDB/Field b/include/osgDB/Field
index ea8f96158..51878477f 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/Field
+++ b/include/osgDB/Field
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 namespace osgDB {
 
-
 class OSGDB_EXPORT Field
 {
     public:
diff --git a/src/osg/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osg/CMakeLists.txt
index 54e33276c..19c682c5c 100644
--- a/src/osg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -216,24 +216,26 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(${LIB_NAME}
     CoordinateSystemNode.cpp
     CopyOp.cpp
     CullFace.cpp
+    CullingSet.cpp
     CullSettings.cpp
     CullStack.cpp
-    CullingSet.cpp
     DeleteHandler.cpp
     Depth.cpp
     DisplaySettings.cpp
-    DrawPixels.cpp
     Drawable.cpp
+    DrawPixels.cpp
+    dxtctool.cpp
+    dxtctool.h
     Fog.cpp
     FragmentProgram.cpp
     FrameBufferObject.cpp
     FrameStamp.cpp
     FrontFace.cpp
+    Geode.cpp
+    Geometry.cpp
     GL2Extensions.cpp
     GLExtensions.cpp
     GLObjects.cpp
-    Geode.cpp
-    Geometry.cpp
     GraphicsContext.cpp
     GraphicsThread.cpp
     Group.cpp
@@ -242,24 +244,25 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(${LIB_NAME}
     ImageSequence.cpp
     ImageStream.cpp
     KdTree.cpp
-    LOD.cpp
     Light.cpp
     LightModel.cpp
     LightSource.cpp
     LineSegment.cpp
     LineStipple.cpp
     LineWidth.cpp
+    LOD.cpp
     LogicOp.cpp
     Material.cpp
+    Math.cpp
+    Matrixd.cpp
     MatrixDecomposition.cpp
-    MatrixTransform.cpp
+    Matrixf.cpp
     # We don't build this one
     #    Matrix_implementation.cpp
-    Matrixd.cpp
-    Matrixf.cpp
+    MatrixTransform.cpp
     Multisample.cpp
-    Node.cpp
     NodeCallback.cpp
+    Node.cpp
     NodeTrackerCallback.cpp
     NodeVisitor.cpp
     Notify.cpp
@@ -287,36 +290,34 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(${LIB_NAME}
     ShadowVolumeOccluder.cpp
     Shape.cpp
     ShapeDrawable.cpp
-    State.cpp
     StateAttribute.cpp
+    State.cpp
     StateSet.cpp
     Stats.cpp
     Stencil.cpp
     StencilTwoSided.cpp
     Switch.cpp
-    TexEnv.cpp
     TexEnvCombine.cpp
+    TexEnv.cpp
     TexEnvFilter.cpp
     TexGen.cpp
     TexGenNode.cpp
     TexMat.cpp
-    Texture.cpp
     Texture1D.cpp
-    Texture2D.cpp
     Texture2DArray.cpp
+    Texture2D.cpp
     Texture3D.cpp
+    Texture.cpp
     TextureCubeMap.cpp
     TextureRectangle.cpp
-    TransferFunction.cpp
     Timer.cpp
+    TransferFunction.cpp
     Transform.cpp
     Uniform.cpp
     Version.cpp
     VertexProgram.cpp
     View.cpp
     Viewport.cpp
-    dxtctool.cpp
-    dxtctool.h
 )
 
 LINK_INTERNAL(${LIB_NAME}     
diff --git a/src/osg/Math.cpp b/src/osg/Math.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c755a6c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osg/Math.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2006 Robert Osfield 
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under  
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or 
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ * 
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the 
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+
+#include <osg/Math>
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+double osg::asciiToDouble(const char* str)
+{
+    const char* ptr = str;
+
+    // check if could be a hex number.
+    if (strncmp(ptr,"0x",2)==0)
+    {
+
+        double value = 0.0;
+
+        // skip over leading 0x, and then go through rest of string
+        // checking to make sure all values are 0...9 or a..f.
+        ptr+=2;
+        while (
+               *ptr!=0 &&
+               ((*ptr>='0' && *ptr<='9') ||
+                (*ptr>='a' && *ptr<='f') ||  
+                (*ptr>='A' && *ptr<='F'))
+              )
+        {
+            if (*ptr>='0' && *ptr<='9') value = value*16.0 + double(*ptr-'0');
+            else if (*ptr>='a' && *ptr<='f') value = value*16.0 + double(*ptr-'a'+10);
+            else if (*ptr>='A' && *ptr<='F') value = value*16.0 + double(*ptr-'A'+10);
+            ++ptr;
+        }
+        
+        // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Read "<<str<<" result = "<<value<<std::endl;
+        return value;
+    }
+    
+    ptr = str;
+    
+    bool    hadDecimal[2];
+    double  value[2];
+    double  sign[2];
+    double  decimalMultiplier[2];
+    
+    hadDecimal[0] = hadDecimal[1] = false;
+    sign[0] = sign[1] = 1.0;
+    value[0] = value[1] = 0.0;
+    decimalMultiplier[0] = decimalMultiplier[1] = 0.1;
+    int pos = 0;
+    
+    // compute mantissa and exponent parts
+    while (*ptr!=0 && pos<2)
+    {
+        if (*ptr=='+')
+        {
+            sign[pos] = 1.0;
+        }
+        else if (*ptr=='-')
+        {
+            sign[pos] = -1.0;
+        }
+        else if (*ptr>='0' && *ptr<='9')
+        {
+            if (!hadDecimal[pos])
+            {
+                value[pos] = value[pos]*10.0 + double(*ptr-'0');
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                value[pos] = value[pos] + decimalMultiplier[pos] * double(*ptr-'0');
+                decimalMultiplier[pos] *= 0.1;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (*ptr=='.')
+        {
+            hadDecimal[pos] = true;
+        }
+        else if (*ptr=='e' || *ptr=='E')
+        {
+            if (pos==1) break;
+            
+            pos = 1;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+        ++ptr;
+    }
+
+    if (pos==0)
+    {
+        // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Read "<<str<<" result = "<<value[0]*sign[0]<<std::endl;
+        return value[0]*sign[0];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        double mantissa = value[0]*sign[0];
+        double exponent = value[1]*sign[1];
+        //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Read "<<str<<" mantissa = "<<mantissa<<" exponent="<<exponent<<" result = "<<mantissa*pow(10.0,exponent)<<std::endl;
+        return mantissa*pow(10.0,exponent);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/osgDB/Field.cpp b/src/osgDB/Field.cpp
index 5103b00e4..6216588ba 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/Field.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/Field.cpp
@@ -11,111 +11,16 @@
  * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
 */
 #include <string.h>
-#include <math.h>
+
 #include <osg/Notify>
+#include <osg/Math>
+
 #include <osgDB/Field>
 
 using namespace osgDB;
 using namespace std;
 
 
-double osg_atof(const char* str)
-{
-    const char* ptr = str;
-
-    // check if could be a hex number.
-    if (strncmp(ptr,"0x",2)==0)
-    {
-
-        double value = 0.0;
-
-        // skip over leading 0x, and then go through rest of string
-        // checking to make sure all values are 0...9 or a..f.
-        ptr+=2;
-        while (
-               *ptr!=0 &&
-               ((*ptr>='0' && *ptr<='9') ||
-                (*ptr>='a' && *ptr<='f') ||  
-                (*ptr>='A' && *ptr<='F'))
-              )
-        {
-            if (*ptr>='0' && *ptr<='9') value = value*16.0 + double(*ptr-'0');
-            else if (*ptr>='a' && *ptr<='f') value = value*16.0 + double(*ptr-'a'+10);
-            else if (*ptr>='A' && *ptr<='F') value = value*16.0 + double(*ptr-'A'+10);
-            ++ptr;
-        }
-        
-        // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Read "<<str<<" result = "<<value<<std::endl;
-        return value;
-    }
-    
-    ptr = str;
-    
-    bool    hadDecimal[2];
-    double  value[2];
-    double  sign[2];
-    double  decimalMultiplier[2];
-    
-    hadDecimal[0] = hadDecimal[1] = false;
-    sign[0] = sign[1] = 1.0;
-    value[0] = value[1] = 0.0;
-    decimalMultiplier[0] = decimalMultiplier[1] = 0.1;
-    int pos = 0;
-    
-    // compute mantissa and exponent parts
-    while (*ptr!=0 && pos<2)
-    {
-        if (*ptr=='+')
-        {
-            sign[pos] = 1.0;
-        }
-        else if (*ptr=='-')
-        {
-            sign[pos] = -1.0;
-        }
-        else if (*ptr>='0' && *ptr<='9')
-        {
-            if (!hadDecimal[pos])
-            {
-                value[pos] = value[pos]*10.0 + double(*ptr-'0');
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                value[pos] = value[pos] + decimalMultiplier[pos] * double(*ptr-'0');
-                decimalMultiplier[pos] *= 0.1;
-            }
-        }
-        else if (*ptr=='.')
-        {
-            hadDecimal[pos] = true;
-        }
-        else if (*ptr=='e' || *ptr=='E')
-        {
-            if (pos==1) break;
-            
-            pos = 1;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            break;
-        }
-        ++ptr;
-    }
-
-    if (pos==0)
-    {
-        // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Read "<<str<<" result = "<<value[0]*sign[0]<<std::endl;
-        return value[0]*sign[0];
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        double mantissa = value[0]*sign[0];
-        double exponent = value[1]*sign[1];
-        //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Read "<<str<<" mantissa = "<<mantissa<<" exponent="<<exponent<<" result = "<<mantissa*pow(10.0,exponent)<<std::endl;
-        return mantissa*pow(10.0,exponent);
-    }
-}
-
 Field::Field()
 {
     _init();
@@ -438,7 +343,7 @@ bool Field::matchFloat(float f) const
     getFieldType();
     if (_fieldType==REAL || _fieldType==INTEGER)
     {
-        return (float)osg_atof(_fieldCache)==f;
+        return osg::asciiToFloat(_fieldCache)==f;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -452,7 +357,7 @@ bool Field::getFloat(float& f) const
     getFieldType();
     if (_fieldType==REAL || _fieldType==INTEGER)
     {
-        f = (float)osg_atof(_fieldCache);
+        f = osg::asciiToFloat(_fieldCache);
         return true;
     }
     else
@@ -466,7 +371,7 @@ bool Field::getFloat(double& f) const
     getFieldType();
     if (_fieldType==REAL || _fieldType==INTEGER)
     {
-        f = osg_atof(_fieldCache);
+        f = osg::asciiToDouble(_fieldCache);
         return true;
     }
     else