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Re: Timezone POSIX compliance bug.

From: Jeff Bailey <jbailey at nisa dot net>
To: Roland McGrath <roland at redhat dot com>
Cc: Jeff Bailey <jbailey at nisa dot net>, libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com, 89098 at bugs dot debian dot org
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 15:18:33 -0800
Subject: Re: Timezone POSIX compliance bug.
References: <1071981602.6616.20.camel@outpost.dnsalias.org> <200312232311.hBNNBr55003239@magilla.sf.frob.com>

On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 03:11:53PM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote:

> > The hour shall be between zero and 24, and the minutes (and seconds)-if
> > present-between zero and 59.  

> > glibc currently clips this range at 23 hours.

> Off hand I cannot see why we clip the given values at all.

The bug report that we (Debian) got indicates that Solaris doesn't clip
it at all.  I can verify it tomorrow if you want.

Tks,
Jeff Bailey

References:
- Timezone POSIX compliance bug.
  - From: Jeff Bailey
- Re: Timezone POSIX compliance bug.
  - From: Roland McGrath

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