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Re: Changes in nl_langinfo() and strftime() API in glibc


From: Bruno Haible
Subject: Re: Changes in nl_langinfo() and strftime() API in glibc
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:51:37 +0100
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Hi Rafal,

> https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commitdiff;h=2239076

This documentation patch is too vague, IMO. It purports to document
"Specify when to use %OB instead of %B." But as a programmer who is not
aware of Polish and Greek grammar, it does not precisely answer the question:

  When should I use %OB, and when should I use %B, in strftime?

I would look in time.texi; I find the answer too vague: "as part of a
complete date".
  Is     24 January 2018     a complete date? I'd guess yes.
  Is     24 January          a complete date? I'd guess no.
  Is     January 2018        a complete date? I'd guess no.
  Is     January             a complete date? I guess you meant no.

Is that what you intended to mean?

Bruno




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