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Re: [PATCH] git-cvsimport: support local timezone

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Oct 11, 2012, 22:43 UTC
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<50774BA9.40609@alum.mit.edu>
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On 10/11/2012 10:48 PM, Chris Rorvick wrote:
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> CVS patches are unconditionally imported with a UTC timezone.  Allow
> the local timezone by adding -l to the command line or specifying
> cvsimport.l in the config.
> 
> This could be made the default behavior, as setting TZ=UTC in the
> environment before doing the import is equivalent to the current
> behavior.  But since a new default may be an unwelcome surprise to
> some, make this new behavior available os an option.
According to rcsfile(7), all times in RCS/CVS files are recorded in UTC.
 So why do you need this feature?
Michael
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