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Subject: Re: Problem with configure mktime() tests
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On 6/26/15, Andris Pavenis (andris DOT pavenis AT iki DOT fi) <djgpp AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> Noticed that mktime() tests run from bash-2.05b configure script fails:
> - goes into infinite loop when regenerated with autoconf-2.59 and gets
> interrupted after 60 seconds due to use of alarm() in the test
> - fail also when generated by autoconf-2.68
>
> See test program in attachment (configure generated by autoconf-2.68).
> Actual failing part of the test is
> spring_forward_gap()
>
> Andris

AFAICS, our code is based on tzcode-2013d, whereas the mainstream
is at 2015e.  History at https://github.com/eggert/tz/ lists many fixes
for undefined behaviors etc. maybe helps??