Re: [OpenBIOS] [PATCH] Evaluate date using C locale

> > This patch uses C locale to compute date for version.fs and  
> > openbios-version.h instead of current locale.
>
> You should use LC_ALL=C, not LANG=C; LANG provides a default for
> all the separate locale settings that aren't otherwise set, while
> LC_ALL overrides everything.

Yes, you're right, but in fact LC_TIME should be enough.

Laurent

[PATCH] Evaluate date using C locale

[Segher Boessenkool]

> > > This patch uses C locale to compute date for version.fs and
> > > openbios-version.h instead of current locale.
> >
> > You should use LC_ALL=C, not LANG=C; LANG provides a default for
> > all the separate locale settings that aren't otherwise set, while
> > LC_ALL overrides everything.
>
> Yes, you're right, but in fact LC_TIME should be enough.

Not if the user has set LC_ALL already.

Segher

[PATCH] Evaluate date using C locale

[Blue Swirl]

On 12/4/08, Segher Boessenkool  wrote:
> > > > This patch uses C locale to compute date for version.fs and
> > > > openbios-version.h instead of current locale.
> > >
> > > You should use LC_ALL=C, not LANG=C; LANG provides a default for
> > > all the separate locale settings that aren't otherwise set, while
> > > LC_ALL overrides everything.
> >
> > Yes, you're right, but in fact LC_TIME should be enough.
>
> Not if the user has set LC_ALL already.

Maybe the timezone should be set to UTC as well.