Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 21:13:07 -0800 (PST) From: crandall@matchlogic.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/24590: timezone function not compatible witn Single Unix Spec v2 Message-ID: <200101240513.f0O5D7N49021@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 24590 >Category: misc >Synopsis: timezone function not compatible witn Single Unix Spec v2 >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 23 21:20:01 PST 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Charles F. Randall >Release: FreeBSD 4.1R >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD ds9.is.matchlogic.com 4.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE #0: Fri Jul 28 14:30:31 GMT 2000 jkh@ref4.freebsd.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 >Description: /usr/include/time.h includes a prototype for the timezone() function. The timezone(3) manual page indicates that this function is for compatibility purposes only and notes that the timezone() function first appeared in AT&T Unix V7. Version 2 of the Single Unix Specification (www.opengroup.org) states that time.h defines a global variable named timezone which indicates the difference in seconds between the local timezone and UTC. It also notes that this is, "Derived from Issue 1 of the SVID." I realize that I can work around this in an application a number of ways. For example, use FreeBSD's tm_gmtoff member of struct tm. However, is it a long-term goal for FreeBSD to conform to the Single Unix Specification? Charles >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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