Index: includes/common.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/common.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.683
diff -u -d -F^\s*function -r1.683 common.inc
--- includes/common.inc	6 Sep 2007 12:47:20 -0000	1.683
+++ includes/common.inc	12 Sep 2007 13:15:40 -0000
@@ -1139,9 +1139,15 @@ function format_date($timestamp, $type =
   $date = '';
   for ($i = 0; $i < $max; $i++) {
     $c = $format[$i];
-    if (strpos('AaDFlM', $c) !== FALSE) {
+    if (strpos('AaDlM', $c) !== FALSE) {
       $date .= t(gmdate($c, $timestamp), array(), $langcode);
     }
+    else if ($c == 'F') {
+      // Special treatment for long month names: May is both an abbreviation
+      // and a full month name in English, but other languages have
+      // different abbreviations.
+      $date .= trim(t('@long-month-name '. gmdate($c, $timestamp), array('@long-month-name' => ''), $langcode));
+    }
     else if (strpos('BdgGhHiIjLmnsStTUwWYyz', $c) !== FALSE) {
       $date .= gmdate($c, $timestamp);
     }