[Buildroot] $(DATE) out of sync with system

[Ulf Samuelsson]

>I have Custom rootfs suffix set to the default $(DATE).   I have noticed 
> that a few hours before midnight my rootfs.arm-yyyymmdd.romfs, the dd 
> portion advances prematurely. this breaks a script I have to copy 
> binaries after the build.
> 
> I suspect it is somehow related to DATE not using the timezone correctly 
> (maybe I dont have it set correctly?).  I have attempted to find where 
> DATE is being set.  I would imaging that it is using the "date" function 
> & format specifiers.   Unfortunately DATE is a VERY common symbol under 
> buildroot.  I am unable to locate where this symbol is initially set.
> 
> Can someone tell me where to look?
> 


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Ulf Samuelsson