From c578aa2425a4a7b0b9da408f56ef3e857f970346 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2016 23:27:09 -0800 Subject: [PROPOSED] * Makefile: Tone down leap smearing discussion. (Thanks to John Hawkinson.) --- Makefile | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 6ce3483..a8e52ee 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ MANDIR= $(TOPDIR)/man LIBDIR= $(TOPDIR)/lib -# If you want only POSIX time, where time values interpreted as +# If you want only POSIX time, with time values interpreted as # seconds since the epoch (not counting leap seconds), use # REDO= posix_only # below. If you want want only "right" time, with values interpreted @@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ LIBDIR= $(TOPDIR)/lib # normally, use # REDO= right_posix # below. POSIX mandates that leap seconds not be counted; for compatibility -# with it, use "posix_only" or "posix_right". POSIX time is often combined -# with leap smearing, as this is more accurate than strict POSIX time -# and it often works better than "right" time with applications that -# are not leap second aware. +# with it, use "posix_only" or "posix_right". Use POSIX time on systems with +# leap smearing; this can work better than unsmeared "right" time with +# applications that are not leap second aware, and is closer to unsmeared +# "right" time than unsmeared POSIX time is (e.g., 0.5 vs 1.0 s max error). REDO= posix_right -- 2.7.4