March 3, 2023
10:09 a.m.
On 2023-03-02 23:49, Paul Eggert via tz wrote:
On 3/2/23 15:32, Paul Gilmartin via tz wrote:
The forms containing numbers are mandated by POSIX:
POSIX does not specify TZ strings like TZ='EST5EDT'; they are TZDB extensions. If you want a TZ string whose meaning is specified, you need something like TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0,M11.1.0'.
Weren't TZ strings like "EST5EDT" in use by Unix before POSIX made them non-standard? -- -=( Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk> || MEV Ltd. is a company )=- -=( registered in England & Wales. Regd. number: 02862268. )=- -=( Regd. addr.: S11 & 12 Building 67, Europa Business Park, )=- -=( Bird Hall Lane, STOCKPORT, SK3 0XA, UK. || www.mev.co.uk )=-