This is the mail archive of the
libc-alpha@sourceware.org
mailing list for the glibc project.
Re: RFC [PATCH] BZ#1077902: New API gettimezone
- From: Andreas Schwab <schwab at linux-m68k dot org>
- To: P J P <pj dot pandit at yahoo dot co dot in>
- Cc: "libc-alpha\ at sourceware dot org" <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:51:29 +0200
- Subject: Re: RFC [PATCH] BZ#1077902: New API gettimezone
- Authentication-results: sourceware.org; auth=none
- References: <1396499286 dot 85118 dot YahooMailNeo at web192405 dot mail dot sg3 dot yahoo dot com> <533CF5E8 dot 9010009 at cs dot ucla dot edu> <1396518081 dot 53447 dot YahooMailNeo at web192403 dot mail dot sg3 dot yahoo dot com> <533D73DF dot 1040009 at cs dot ucla dot edu> <1396546236 dot 69027 dot YahooMailNeo at web192401 dot mail dot sg3 dot yahoo dot com> <20140403194040 dot GG26358 at brightrain dot aerifal dot cx> <533DD86D dot 10908 at redhat dot com> <533DE5CA dot 5040905 at cs dot ucla dot edu> <1396589568 dot 22200 dot YahooMailNeo at web192403 dot mail dot sg3 dot yahoo dot com>
P J P <pj.pandit@yahoo.co.in> writes:
> Imagine reading a log file wherein timestamps are in UTC. First
> question any user would ask is why is not local time?
Answer: because local time is ambigous.
Andreas.
--
Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org
GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5
"And now for something completely different."