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Re: [PATCH] en_US: define date_fmt (bug 24046)


31.12.2018 10:30 Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net> wrote:
> [...]
> I have git-merge-changelog and it takes care of merging the ChangeLog,
> you just have to adjust the date if needed. However If people prefer I
> stop changing the ChangeLog in my patches.

AFAIK yes, people prefer this.  This is not my personal requirement,
I was asked not to post changes to ChangeLog before.

> 
> > > diff --git a/localedata/locales/en_US b/localedata/locales/en_US
> > > index 5e2b365659..2c808bbfb6 100644
> > > --- a/localedata/locales/en_US
> > > +++ b/localedata/locales/en_US
> > > @@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ t_fmt   "%r"
> > >  % Appropriate AM/PM time representation (%r)
> > >  t_fmt_ampm "%I:%M:%S %p"
> > >  %
> > > +% Appropriate date representation (date(1))
> > 
> > I know that many locales have this comment
> > already but can we invent something different
> > to avoid nested parentheses here?
> 
> Something like "Appropriate date representation for the date utility"?

I used "Appropriate date and time representation for date(1)" but
I don't claim that my version is perfect.  However, please note that
I used "date and time" and this sounds for me more accurate than just
"date".

Otherwise, thank you for your effort.

Regards,

Rafal


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