RE: extern + static issue in datetime.c

I wrote:
> Current sources don't compile on AIX with xlc compiler because of the
> combined (and inconsistent ? or compiler bug) use of extern
> and static
> for the datetktbl in datetime.c.
>
> header unconditionally has:
> extern datetkn datetktbl[];
>
> source has:
> static datetkn datetktbl[] = {
>
> The usual approach would be to avoid that line in the header
> if included
>
> from datetime.c, but I think it would be better to use a const in this
> case.
>
> I think this is a general compatibility problem, and thus needs to be
> solved.

Attached is a patch that might be considered (remove static for these
globals).

Thanks
Andreas