Re: localtime()

On Mon, 5 Dec 2011, Laurent Bercot wrote:

>  TAI-10 can only be used on a system where ntpd does not run; but

Wrong. You just need the right ntpd.

>  "kernel time" does not have to count leap seconds: it can be done at
> the application level. That's why I prefer the term "system clock".

No, applications rightfully expect that time(3) and gettimeofday(2)
have the same scale.

>  Unfortunately, as you say, programs such as ntpd and rdate are not

Some are. Mine are.

bye,
//mirabilos
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