GNU bug report logs - #9614
date: warn on invalid TZ string (was: date ignoring wrong

Previous Next

Full log

Message #35 received at 9614 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Sandro Santilli <strk <at> keybit.net>
Cc: 9614 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9614: date ignoring wrong TZ values
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:48:35 -0700

On 09/27/11 22:44, Sandro Santilli wrote:
> A warning/error message with hint on how to correctly form
> the string would be very friendly for users

Unfortunately, there's no portable way to determine
which TZ values are supported on the current platform.
One cannot even reliably determine whether the current TZ
value is supported.  So it's not clear how that warning
would be generated.

Also, lots of programs use TZ; it's not just "date".

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.