[fpc-devel] NowUTC in the RTL

[waldo kitty]

On 12/9/2011 07:13, Tomas Hajny wrote:
> On Fri, December 9, 2011 13:07, Jonas Maebe wrote:
>> On 09 Dec 2011, at 12:28, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
>>
>>> The linux kernel returns UTC time, it always has. Now() converts
>>> this to local time.
>>> (as does libc). All NowUTC needs to do is return the kernel time.
>>
>> It should only be called NowUTC if it is defined as always returning
>> UTC on all platforms.
>
> Obviously assuming that something like that is possible on a certain
> platform at all (GO32v2 not having the TZ environment variable defined
> will simply never be able to provide UTC time; in fact, the same applies
> for OS/2 / eCS too).

never say never... my OS/2 systems do know about and use the TZ environment 
variable... some programs on those systems also use the TZUTC environment 
variable... my oldest OS/2 system is Warp 3 Connect and it has been using these 
EVs since Warp 3 Connect was made available to the public ;)

now, i should point out, which i kinda of lightly did above, that the OS may or 
may not use these but those programs which know about them can and do...