Issue 0203: C locale conflict with ISO/IEC 9945-2

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Authors: WG15, Project Editor (Larry Jones)
Date: 1999-08-18
Reference document: ISO/IEC WG14 N888
Submitted against: C99
Status: Fixed
Fixed in: C99
Converted from: summary-c99.htm, dr_203.htm

Summary

In subclause 7.23.3.5p7, the specifications for the strftime %c, %p, and%x conversion specifiers in the C locale conflict with the specifications in ISO/IEC 9945-2 for the POSIX locale.  As the POSIX and C locales have always been intended to be compatible, we strongly suggest changing these specifications to match the pre-existing POSIX specifications.

Suggested Correction

In subclause 7.23.3.5, paragraph 7, page 345, change the definitions of %c, %p, and %x to:

%c

equivalent to "%a %b %e %T %Y".

%p

one of "AM" or "PM".

%x

equivalent to "%m/%d/%y".

Comment from WG14 on 2000-04-18:

Committee Response

Changes were incorporated into the Standard just before printing. This was considered an editorial change by the Committee.