tag 707200 + moreinfo thanks On Wed, May 08, 2013 at 11:58:58AM +0400, Ivan Borzenkov wrote: > Package: libc6 > Version: 2.17-1 > > man page of strftime: http://linux.die.net/man/3/strftime > > Some conversion specifications can be modified by preceding the > conversion specifier character by the E or O modifier to indicate that > an alternative format should be used. If the alternative format or > specification does not exist for the current locale, the behavior will > be as if the unmodified conversion specification were used. (SU) The > Single UNIX Specification mentions %Ec, %EC, %Ex, %EX, %Ey, %EY, %Od, > %Oe, %OH, %OI, %Om, %OM, %OS, %Ou, %OU, %OV, %Ow, %OW, %Oy, where the > effect of the Omodifier is to use alternative numeric symbols (say, > roman numerals), and that of the E modifier is to use a > locale-dependent alternative representation. > > date +'%d %B %Om' > > out: 08 Май 05 > expect: 08 Май мая >
If your locale doesn't support this alternative format, the output should be the same as %m, which is the case here. I don't know what is your locale, but strftime therefore seems to work correctly. Also the %Om behaviour is correct for locale actually implementing this alternate format: $ LC_TIME=ja_JP.UTF-8 date +'%d %B %m' 08 5月 05 $ LC_TIME=ja_JP.UTF-8 date +'%d %B %Om' 08 5月 五 $ LC_TIME=uk_UA.UTF-8 date +'%d %B %m' 08 травень 05 $ LC_TIME=uk_UA.UTF-8 date +'%d %B %Om' 08 травень травня In my opinion there is no bug, that said please provide more informations about your locale so that we can conclude. -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73 aurel...@aurel32.net http://www.aurel32.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org