On Tue, 8 Mar 2011, Joseph M Gwinn wrote: > > You are right that POSIX explicitly ignores leap seconds, as stated in the > standard. (In practice, if one uses NTP to synchronize to UTC, a > POSIX-compliant computer will follow leap seconds more-or-less dutifully, > never mind the standard.
Even in the latter situation, time_t doesn't count the leap seconds. Unix systems that handle leap seconds have to do so using a side-band such as the TIME_INS/TIME_OOP return values from ntp_gettime(). Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <[email protected]> http://dotat.at/ Rockall, Malin: West or southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9. Very rough or high, becoming very high for a time. Rain or squally wintry showers. Moderate or poor. _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
