NSDateComponentsFormatter produces wrong short format for minutes with the fr_FR locale

Originator:guillaume.algis
Number:rdar://25221084 Date Originated:17-Mar-2016 07:23 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:OS X Product Version:Mac OS X 10.11.3 (15D21)
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When using the French (fr_FR) locale, NSDateComponentsFormatter with its unitsStyle set to NSDateComponentsFormatterUnitsStyleShort produces an output with minutes abbreviated "mn" instead of the legal "min".

Steps to Reproduce:
Output any time interval greater than 60 seconds with NSDateComponentsFormatter with the locale set to fr_FR, and unitsStyle set to NSDateComponentsFormatterUnitsStyleShort.

Expected Results:
The minutes are abbreviated as "min".

Actual Results:
The minutes are abbreviated as "mn".

Regression:
Always occur on OS X 10.11.3 and iOS 9.2.1.

Notes:
Here's a link to the Journal Officiel describing the authorized units abbreviations [fr] : https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?numJO=0&dateJO=19751223&pageDebut=13216&pageFin=&pageCourante=13222

Relevant excerpt (translation is my own) :
> Denomination : minute ; Symbol : min ; Observations: For the minute, the m symbol can be used when there can be no ambiguity, such as when the time expressed includes not only minutes but hours or seconds

Wikipedia article on the minute unit [fr] : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minute_(temps)


Attached is a minimal Swift 2 (Xcode 7.2.1) Playground demonstrating the issue. Output is expected to be "6 min et 40 s" but is "6 mn et 40 s".

Comments

Radar closed as "Duplicate of 21332711 (Closed)"

By guillaume.algis at March 24, 2016, 1:55 p.m. (reply...)

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