--- ./src/prefs.c	2000/11/07 11:25:16	1.1
+++ ./src/prefs.c	2000/11/07 12:11:29
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <gnome.h>
 
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <langinfo.h>
 
 #include "interface.h"
 #include "actions.h"
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@
   gchar *path;
   gchar *format;
 
-  path = g_strdup_printf("/emma/Misc/DateFormat=%s", nl_langinfo(D_FMT));
+  path = g_strdup_printf("/emma/Misc/DateFormat=%s", "%D");
   format = gnome_config_get_string(path);
 
   strncpy(misc_date_fmt, format, MISC_DATE_FMT_SIZE-1);
