GNU bug report logs - #35336
date should respect TIME_STYLE too

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>, 35336 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#35336: date should respect TIME_STYLE too
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 07:55:32 -0700

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> All the other utilities respect the environment variable ‘TIME_STYLE’,
> except date(1) itself! Date should be no different...

I don't think I agree. In hindsight, that environment variable was a mistake and 
we shouldn't let the mistake propagate elsewhere. Standard utilities should 
minimize their use of nonstandard environment variables.

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