Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: Off-topic year-2000 | Date | 16 Jan 1998 11:59:18 GMT |
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Followup to: <Pine.LNX.3.95.980116034803.342A-100000@chaos.analogic.com> By author: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > The current time, set by (void)time(&tim); in the program is correct > in all cases and does not show the 5-hour difference. The 5-hour > difference is likely caused by our 5-hour offset from GMT, but it > doesn't show such an offset when using the current time, only in > the future time. > > My TZ variable is set as TZ=EST and is exported. Removing it makes > the time GMT so I know it's being checked and included in the > calculations. > > So this is something that has to be looked at within the next two > years <grin>. >
This is most likely because "EST" isn't a valid timezone, although the older timezone tables probably accept it. Try setting it to (preferred) America/New_York or to US/Eastern and try again.
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