[Bug libc/4028] New: date output is surprising when TZ is set to an unknown locale

[Bug libc/4028] New: date output is surprising when TZ is set to an unknown locale

[madcoder at debian dot org]

for example:

$ TZ=IDIOT date
Wed Jan 19 19:54:58 IDIOT 2000

here it's harmless. but for 
$ TZ=PST date
Mon Feb 12 09:34:02 PST 2007

it's not ast the correct value is:
$ TZ=PST8DST date
Mon Feb 12 01:34:14 PST 2007


Attached is a patch that do not reuse TZ value if no offset was provided, and 
that instead clearly state that UTC was the chosen timezone to display the 
date.

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           Summary: date output is surprising when TZ is set to an unknown
                    locale
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: madcoder at debian dot org
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


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[Bug libc/4028] date output is surprising when TZ is set to an unknown locale

[madcoder at debian dot org]

------- Additional Comments From madcoder at debian dot org  2007-02-12 09:38 -------
Created an attachment (id=1548)
 --> (http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=1548&action=view)
proposed patch


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[Bug libc/4028] date output is surprising when TZ is set to an unknown locale

[drepper at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From drepper at redhat dot com  2007-02-12 15:00 -------
The existing behavior is as valid as any other.  Any change will disrupt things,
though.  No change.

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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX


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[Bug libc/4028] date output is surprising when TZ is set to an unknown locale

[aurelien at aurel32 dot net]

------- Additional Comments From aurelien at aurel32 dot net  2009-05-10 13:12 -------
This bug has been solved in version 2.10, despite the WONTFIX tag.

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