Evolution uses US format dates in UK

Bug #90799 reported by Ian Redfern
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
evolution (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: evolution

evolution_2.9.92-0ubuntu1_i386
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
and also on a new Feisty Herd 5 UK installation.

Today appears as 03/09/2007 in both Calendar and Tasks, rather than 09/03/2007. Was fine in Edgy and other applications are OK too.

$ locale
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
LC_CTYPE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=

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Ian Redfern (ian-redfern) wrote :

Looking at bug #14050, I can add:

$ dpkg --get-selections |grep language-pack-en
language-pack-en install
language-pack-en-base install

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

that's likely because there is no language pack update for feisty yet

Changed in evolution:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

do you still get the bug?

Changed in evolution:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Ian Redfern (ian-redfern) wrote :

No - fixed now, thanks.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

closing the bug then

Changed in evolution:
status: Needs Info → Fix Released
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