Re: localtime()

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

 Well, if you allow no discrepancy between gettimeofday(2) and time(3),
then you have no other choice but patch the kernel indeed. A POSIX kernel
won't allow you to use right/ timezones, which is a shame.


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

 Well, if you have written a flexible implementation of ntpd, please
share it ! :) Can I use it on Linux or is it BSD-only ?


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 Laurent