Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 21:50:18 -0400 (EDT)
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Rich <calculs2 AT erie DOT net>
Subject: Re: strftime BROKEN???
Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

I hope everyone is NOT are incredibly rude as this person
is?  Imagine an attitude like HIS in the _real_ world...
it wouldn't him far (and probably hasn't).

Such an increbile show of impolitedness can be excused ONCE;
lets see about next time.

At 02:38 AM 8/2/99 +0200, you wrote:
>On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, Radical NetSurfer wrote:
>                    ^^
>                  Why can't you state your real name instead of
>                  some silly alias?
>
>> When I try to compile this sample code (from the Libc.hlp file), it
>> compiles with no problems, HOWEVER, it does not work!!!
>> 
>>    what's wrong ?!?
>> how is it FIXED ?!?
>> 
>> #include <stdio.h>
>> #include <time.h>
>> 
>> /* size_t strftime(char *buf, size_t n, const char *format, const
>> struct tm *time);  */
>> 
>> struct tm t;
>> 
>> char buf[100];
>> 
>> strftime(buf, 100, "%B %d, %Y", &t);
>> 
>> printf("Date/Time: %s\n", buf);
-----------------------
>> compiles: AOK
>> outputs:  January 00, 1900                          
>>               why this funky incorrect output?!?
>
>What would you expect? You have to initialise 't' to some time+date
>(using mktime for example).

the Libc.hlp file makes NO mention of this.  if the documentation
of GCC/ LIBC is DEFICIENT... that is obviously not my fault.

>> PLEASE: What other faulty things (ie SURPRISES) am I in
>>                 store for with DJGPP ?!?
>
>Learn C programming first, then you can complain about bugs you 
>think you've found.
>
>Gisle V.