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Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 12:08:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To: earnie_boydNOREPLY AT yahoo DOT com
Subject: Re: 'date' command in Cygwin 
To: fswinnerton <fswinnerton AT breathemail DOT net>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- fswinnerton <fswinnerton AT breathemail DOT net> wrote:
> I am running Cygwin on my Windows 95 PC haveing installed the binary
> distribution. Last week I ran the 'date' command and found that the time
> reported was 1 hour earlier than it should - ie it was reporting GMT rather
> than taking account of Daylight Saving (BST). As our clocks have now gone
> back the time is correct but only because it defaults to GMT. Next Spring it
> will all go horribly wrong again!
> 
> The Cygwin date command gives -> Tue Nov  2 17:31:16  1999
> whereas the MKS Toolkit gives    -> Tue Nov  2 17:31:48 GST 1999
> 
> How can I get Cygwin 'date' to recognize the timezone on a Win95 (or NT4)
> machine?

This is fixed in the snapshots and on the CD.  BTW, the GMT also does DST but
ends the first weekend of October.

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Earnie Boyd <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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