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Re: date(1) doesn't handle leap-seconds?

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Subject: Re: date(1) doesn't handle leap-seconds?
From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 02:28:11 +0100

On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:01:45PM -0800, Paul Goyette wrote:
> Ah, OK.  So POSIX syystems are all currently off by 23 seconds, and soon  
> to be off by 24 seconds (there's another leapsecond coming up at the end  
> of 2008).  Bummer.

This is not correct. The issue with POSIX is that time differences
across leap seconds are not computable. Nothing less, nothing more.

Joerg

References:
- date(1) doesn't handle leap-seconds?
  - From: Paul Goyette
- Re: date(1) doesn't handle leap-seconds?
  - From: Alan Barrett
- Re: date(1) doesn't handle leap-seconds?
  - From: Paul Goyette

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