N. Raghavendra has been added to the time zone mailing list. --ado -----Original Message----- From: N. Raghavendra [mailto:raghu@mri.ernet.in] Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:44 AM To: Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Subject: Message to `tz' mailing list ... UTC and std indicators: I am trying to write a Common Lisp program to compute local time using the `tz' database. I am confused about the use of the UTC/local indicators and the standard/wall indicators in a tzfile. According to tzfile(5), they "are used when a time zone file is used in handling POSIX-style time zone environment variables". Does this mean that these indicators are irrelevant when computing local time using only a tzfile (without looking at the environment). I have tried reading `localtime.c' using my negligible knowledge of C, but haven't understood the role of the indicators. Any pointers on this would be most welcome. TIA, Raghavendra. -- N. Raghavendra <raghu@mri.ernet.in> | See message headers for contact Harish-Chandra Research Institute | and OpenPGP details.