akhiezer wrote: > version: "Version SVN-20110216" > section: "7.4. Configuring the setclock Script" > > The test and explanation in para 3, "If you cannot remember ...", is > perhaps incomplete. The test seems to be inconclusive if the user is in > a GMT(+-0) timezone (e.g. UK) when no daylight savings time is in > operation (e.g. UK in 'winter' time): for, then localtime is same as > utc. > > Adding a caveat on this would perhaps be deemed to take the page into > too much detail; and besides, for such time-related stuff I'd guess > ~newbie-folks often would need &/or want to dig a bit further than the > book's level of detail anyway. Otoh, the page does try to go into some > detail; in which case it may be worthwhile to try to make it more > complete.
I don't think this is necessary. If local time *is* GMT, then the clock is set to GMT and local simultaneously and the setclock setting would be immaterial. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
