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Re: [PATCH] t/t0006: specify timezone as EST5 not EST to comply with POSIX

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Jul 7, 2010, 22:59 UTC
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Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil> writes:
> I guess 'EST' is an alias? for EST5EDT?  Linux and Solaris both grok EST
> just fine.  POSIX says the offset is required.  I don't see any mention of
> aliases.
It's a backward-compatible alias in the Olsen database.
Andreas.
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Message 7 of 11 in “t0006: test timezone parsing”
  1. 1/2 t0006: test timezone parsingJeff King, Jul 4, 2010
  2. 2/2 parse_date: fix signedness in timezone calculationJeff King, Jul 4, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2010
  4. t/t0006: specify timezone as EST5 not EST to comply with POSIXBrandon Casey, Jul 6, 2010
  5. Alex RiesenJul 7, 2010
  6. Jeff KingJul 7, 2010
  7. Andreas SchwabJul 7, 2010
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2010
  9. Jeff KingJul 6, 2010
  10. Jeff KingJul 6, 2010
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2010

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