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25.1.50; encode-time returns wrong result

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Message #52 received at 23600 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Kazuhiro Ito <kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 23600 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 25.1.50; encode-time returns wrong result
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 14:54:56 -0700

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On 06/12/2016 03:45 AM, Kazuhiro Ito wrote:
> I noticed that calling format-time-string (or encode-time) with
> time-zone string fixes the problem.  But I can't see why.

I think I see the problem, at least on GNU/Linux: localtime_r needs 
someone else to call tzset. I installed the attached patch into the 
master branch, to do that.

[0001-Call-tzset-after-setting-TZ.patch (application/x-patch, attachment)]

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