Don Cragun wrote at 12/16/09 01:22:
>> The description of the F conversion specifier in XSH7 is:
>> "CX  F  Equivalent to %+4Y-%m-%d if no flag and no minimum field width
>>        are specified.  [tm_year, tm_mon, tm_mday]
>>
>> "CX     If a minimum field width of x is specified, the year shall be
>>        output as if by the Y specifier (described below) with whatever
>>        flag was given and a minimum field width of x?6.  If x is less
>>        than 6, the behavior shall be as if x equalled 6.
>>
>> "CX     If the minimum field width is specified to be 10, and the year
>>        is four digits long, then the output string produced will match
>>        the ISO 8601:2004 standard subclause 4.1.2.2 complete
>>        representation, extended format date representation of a
>>        specific day.  If a + flag is specified, a minimum field width
>>        of x is specified, and x?7 bytes are sufficient to hold the
>>        digits of the year (not including any needed sign character),
>>        then the output will match the ISO 8601: 2004 standard
>>        subclause 4.1.2.4 complete representation, expanded format
>>        date representation of a specific day."
>>
>> I was working on the plans for providing SUSv4 conformance to Solaris
>> next when I was RIFed.  Obviously, these functions all need to be
>> updated if Sun or Oracle intend to get the next UNIX brand for an
>> upcoming Solaris release.
>>
>> - Don

Thanks for the information.

I'm sure that once we have the SUSv4 for Solaris project going, we will
implement the new spec to conform to the new standard.

Ienup

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