GLEP 45: GLEP date format
| Author | Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@gentoo.org> |
|---|---|
| Type | Informational |
| Status | Final |
| Version | 1 |
| Created | 2005-12-13 |
| Last modified | 2017-09-14 |
| Posting history | 2005-12-13 |
| GLEP source | glep-0045.rst |
Abstract
This GLEP proposes using an ISO-8601 compliant date format in GLEPs.
Motivation
The current date format used in GLEPs is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. 14-Aug-2001). This format is not internationalized and not easily machine parseable.
This GLEP proposes switching to using an ISO-8601 compliant date format yyyy-mm-dd (e.g. 2001-08-14). This format is international and easily machine parseable.
Specification
An overview of the ISO-8601 specification is available online [1]. Note that only the yyyy-mm-dd subset of the ISO-8601 specification should be used in GLEPs.
The date(1) utility supports ISO-8601, making it easy for GLEP authors to get the format right.
Backwards Compatibility
GLEP 1 should be updated to reflect this new date format, and all dates in existing GLEPs should be changed to be ISO-8601 compliant.
References
| [1] | Numeric representation of Dates and Time, http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html |
Copyright
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