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From: gwyn@BRL.ARPA (VLD/VMB)
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Subject: Re:  ANSI C.
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Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 17:39:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 22 17:39:15 1985
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As an X3J11 C implementor, it would be your job to
arrange for the correct operation of routines such
as gmtime().  This CAN be done on any non-UNIX system.
2.nBSD (for n around 3) even implemented per-user
environments without kernel support.

For example (not necessarily optimum), DST could be
indicated by the presence of a specific system file.
The implementation of gmtime() would test for this
(the first time it is called within the process).

I think the concept of DST is stupid, but so long as
it has to be dealt with, some means must be provided.