Merge pull request #1469 from xtuple/4_4_x

4.4.1
Issue #23558:account for date characteristics with empty string
run fixacl() after build; resolves #1476
Merge pull request #1477 from tjwebb/issues/1476/fixacl

Issues/1476/fixacl
Merge pull request #1480 from xtuple/4_4_x

4 4 x
Merge pull request #1474 from garyhgohoos/23558

Issue #23558:account for date characteristics with empty string