Re: [Bug-sysutils] %H:%M

[Ben Asselstine]

Alright, seeing how getting anything suitable out of libc isn't going
to happen we need to improvise.  Attached is a sample program that
shows the 24 hour clock in the current locale.  Don't look too
closely, it will hurt your eyes.

regards,

Ben

On 3/25/07, David Weinehall <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 04:29:13PM -0400, Ben Asselstine wrote:
> > Isn't %r in the current locale?
> >
> > >From the glibc manual:
> >    `%r'
> >          The complete calendar time using the AM/PM format of the
> >          current locale.
>
> Yes, %r is, %R isn't.  Which means that for all locales that use a sane
> (24h) time annotation, the separator runs the risk of being incorrect.
> I don't know how many countries use something else than ":", but I know
> that a some use ".".
>
>
> Regards: David
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