Re: 2.6.0-test5-mm1

[Alex Riesen]

Andrey Borzenkov, Sun, Sep 14, 2003 10:46:01 +0200:
> On Saturday 13 September 2003 13:13, Alex Riesen wrote:
> > > really-use-english-date-in-version-string.patch
> > >  really use english date in version string
> >
> > -  echo \#define LINUX_COMPILE_TIME \"`LANG=C date +%T`\"
> > +  echo \#define LINUX_COMPILE_TIME \"`LC_ALL=C LANG=C date +%T`\"
> >
> > LC_ALL overrides everything, so LANG is not needed anymore. Should be:
> >
> > +  echo \#define LINUX_COMPILE_TIME \"`LC_ALL=C date +%T`\"
> 
> I need to set three! variables to make man display manpage in english not in 
> russian. I have no idea which variables all versions of date out there 
> respect and which one wins. If you are sure LC_ALL is enough for everyone - 
> so be it.
> 

$ info libc
...
Categories of Activities that Locales Affect
...
`LC_ALL'
     This is not an environment variable; it is only a macro that you
     can use with `setlocale' to set a single locale for all purposes.
     Setting this environment variable overwrites all selections by the
     other `LC_*' variables or `LANG'.


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