# [PATCH] fix null TZ problems on os/x

1 messages from 2005-08-13 to 2005-08-13. Participants: Brad Roberts.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/1494

## Brad Roberts, 2005-08-13 10:22

Subject: [PATCH] fix null TZ problems on os/x
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0508130308190.2136-100000@bellevue.puremagic.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.44.0508130308190.2136-100000%40bellevue.puremagic.com

```
[PATCH] Fix TZ handling in tests, "" isn't a valid timezone at least on os/x

It seems that the localtime() libc routine doesn't care for finding a TZ
that's empty.  It's ok with TZ not being set.  Setting the TZ to GMT allowed
these tests to pass.

$ uname -v
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0: Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC

Signed-off-by: Brad Roberts <braddr@puremagic.com>

---
diff --git a/t/t1100-commit-tree-options.sh b/t/t1100-commit-tree-options.sh
--- a/t/t1100-commit-tree-options.sh
+++ b/t/t1100-commit-tree-options.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ test_expect_success \
      GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="Committer Name" \
      GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="committer@email" \
      GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2005-05-26 23:30" \
-     TZ= git-commit-tree `cat treeid` >commitid 2>/dev/null'
+     TZ=GMT git-commit-tree `cat treeid` >commitid 2>/dev/null'

 test_expect_success \
     'read commit' \
diff --git a/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh b/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
--- a/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
+++ b/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test_expect_success \
      find a -type l | xargs git-update-cache --add &&
      treeid=`git-write-tree` &&
      echo $treeid >treeid &&
-     TZ= GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2005-05-27 22:00:00" \
+     TZ=GMT GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2005-05-27 22:00:00" \
      git-commit-tree $treeid </dev/null >.git/HEAD'

 test_expect_success \
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test_expect_success \

 test_expect_success \
     'validate file modification time' \
-    'TZ= tar tvf b.tar a/a |
+    'TZ=GMT tar tvf b.tar a/a |
      awk \{print\ \$4,\ \(length\(\$5\)\<7\)\ ?\ \$5\":00\"\ :\ \$5\} \
      >b.mtime &&
      echo "2005-05-27 22:00:00" >expected.mtime &&

```
