In [time.format], it is specified
> Some of the conversion specifiers depend on the locale that is passed to the formatting function if the latter takes one, or the global locale otherwise
This is not consistent with the format design after the adoption of P1892
In [format.string.std] we say:
> When the L option is used, the form used for the conversion is called the locale-specific form. The L option is only valid for arithmetic types, and its effect depends upon the type
This has 2 issues:
First, it is inconsistent.
format("{}, 0.0"); // locale independent
format("{:L}", 0.0); // use locale
format("{:%r}, some_time); // use globale locale
format("{:%rL}, some_time); // error
And second it perpetuates the issues P1892 intended to solve.
It is likely that this inconsistency resulted from both papers being in flight around the same time
Proposed resolution
Suggested wording
chrono-format-spec:
fill-and-align(opt) width(opt) precision(opt)
chrono-specs(opt)L(opt)
Modify [time.format]/2
Each conversion specifier conversion-spec is replaced by appropriate characters as described in Table 101; the formats specified in ISO 8601:2004 shall be used where so described. Some of the conversion specifiers depend on <del>the locale that is passed to the formatting function if the latter takes one, or the global locale otherwise</del>
<ins>a locale. If the L option is used, that locale is the locale that is passed to the formatting function if the later takes one, or the global locale otherwise. If the L option is not used, that locale is the "C" locale</ins>.If the formatted object does not contain the information the conversion specifier refers to, an exception of type format_error is thrown.