On 12/9/2011 07:13, Tomas Hajny wrote:
On Fri, December 9, 2011 13:07, Jonas Maebe wrote:
On 09 Dec 2011, at 12:28, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
The linux kernel returns UTC time, it always has. Now() converts
this to local time.
(as does libc). All NowUTC needs to do is return the kernel time.
It should only be called NowUTC if it is defined as always returning
UTC on all platforms.
Obviously assuming that something like that is possible on a certain
platform at all (GO32v2 not having the TZ environment variable defined
will simply never be able to provide UTC time; in fact, the same applies
for OS/2 / eCS too).
never say never... my OS/2 systems do know about and use the TZ environment
variable... some programs on those systems also use the TZUTC environment
variable... my oldest OS/2 system is Warp 3 Connect and it has been using these
EVs since Warp 3 Connect was made available to the public ;)
now, i should point out, which i kinda of lightly did above, that the OS may or
may not use these but those programs which know about them can and do...
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