# Date output in ls -l is locale-sensitive, so this test fails if the
# current locale produces a date that doesn't match the embedded value
-# here (Jan 15 23:00:00 1998), which is in the C (POSIX) locale. Some
-# systems don't handle LC_ALL at all, so we only force it to C if it is
-# already set.
-test ${LC_ALL+set} = set && LC_ALL=C
+# here (Jan 15 23:00:00 1998), which is in the C (POSIX) locale.
+LC_ALL=C
+export LC_ALL
# Before we go any further, verify that touch's -m option works.
set -- `ls --full -l a`