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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 23:40:05 -0700
From: Sean Chittenden <sean@chittenden.org>
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Subject: mktime() doesn't fix deadzones...
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I haven't read POSIX yet, but mktime() fails on the boundary condition
blackholes when timezones change.  I just filed a patch for the
PostgreSQL port so that it deals with this problem.

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D36954

I believe that Linux and SunOS handle this automatically and am
wondering if FreeBSD should too (this was the 1st time the PostgreSQL
guys had heard of this in over 6 years).  I'm not a daylight savings
expert, but am wondering what other people think.  Seems like a good
idea(TM) to me.  For example (PST/PDT assumed):

2002-4-7 2:0:0.0

should be:

2002-4-7 3:0:0.0

Anyone object or have any thoughts? -sc

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Sean Chittenden

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