The enclosed patch removes text that says that localtime calls tzset if it hasn't been called before. Localtime (as well as asctime, ctime, mktime and strftime) now always call tzset. There should probably be text added that documents the real behavior. --jtc Index: newctime.3 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvsroot/tz/tzcode/newctime.3,v retrieving revision 1.1.1.1 diff -c -r1.1.1.1 newctime.3 *** newctime.3 1996/01/15 21:48:02 1.1.1.1 --- newctime.3 1996/01/15 22:00:31 *************** *** 56,68 **** .I Localtime\^ corrects for the time zone and any time zone adjustments (such as Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.A.). - Before doing so, - .I localtime\^ - calls - .I tzset\^ - (if - .I tzset\^ - has not been called in the current process). After filling in the ``tm'' structure, .I localtime sets the --- 56,61 ----