Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:33:02 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What is reason for fixed system data format? Message-ID: <f6t9u5$33c$1@sea.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <20070707225802.GF38748@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <468FD2FA.1040102@lissyara.su> <20070707225802.GF38748@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
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Peter Jeremy wrote:
> On 2007-Jul-07 21:52:58 +0400, Alex Keda <admin@lissyara.su> wrote:
>> I looks means for global change system date format (example -> 2007-07=
-07=20
>> 21:48:58). But - it not exist.
>> In code some applications I see fixed string for length date string (e=
xample=20
>> - ./usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c).
>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>> What reason for use fixed format, and is exists plans for change this?=
>=20
> I presume you are referring to the time format returned by ctime(3).
> This format is specified by POSIX and thre are no plans to change it.
I think he means: why hasn't ctime() been replaced with strftime("%c"),=20
since then the format could be varied by setting LC_* variables.
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