At 13:09 -0800 2001-02-12, Paul Eggert wrote:
How about if we change the above comments to be something like this instead?
# We use POSIX-style signedness in the names and output, # internal-style signedness in the specifications.
What is "internal-style signedness"? Would your "average" tz user know? How?
# For example, TZ=Etc/GMT+4 corresponds to 4 hours _behind_ UTC; # it is equivalent to TZ=GMT+4, except that it uses the abbreviation "GMT+4" # whereas TZ=GMT+4 uses the misleading abbreviation "GMT". # TZ=Etc/GMT+4 is equivalent to the TZ='<GMT+4>+4' of Draft 5 of the next # version of POSIX, but the angle-bracket notation is not yet # supported by the tz code. With the Draft 5 notation, people who # prefer the traditional time zone sign can use TZ='<GMT-4>+4'.
What is "the traditional time zone sign"? Is it consistent with "internal-style signedness"? What about UTC as opposed to GMT? Might you also say "people who prefer ISO-8601 compliant time-zone signs can use TZ='<UTC-04:00>+4' instead"? --Alex _______________ Alex LIVINGSTON IT, Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052 Fax: +61 2 9931-9349 / Phone: +61 2 9931-9264 / Time: UTC + 10 or 11 hours At end of today, Wednesday, February 14, time since epoch (1-1-1 at 00:00:00) = 730530 days = 2000.12320582 average Gregorian years time since 2nd millennium, 20th century, 200th decade, 2000th year = 45 days = .12320582 average Gregorian years