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From: Edward McGuire <MetaEd AT MetaEd DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:06:46 -0500
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Subject: Re: cygcheck's understanding of TZ
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> On 2011-06-10 16:21, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> we still have no idea [...] why you find it so crucial for
>> cygcheck to report the date with pinpoint accuracy

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 12:44, Denis Excoffier wrote:
> Wrong by 1h is not pinpoint accuracy (i think).

I realize I don't have a vote, but I disagree with your patch. Idiot
proofing cygcheck(1) by forcing GMT on the user is overkill.
cygcheck(1) only gives invalid output when it gets invalid input.
Did cygcheck(1) and date(1) both give valid output with
TZ=CET-1CEST?

Cheers,

MetaEd

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