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Re: [ curl-Bugs-1230118 ] curl_getdate(), DST, and cookie expiration (fwd)

From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel-curl_at_haxx.se>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:36:17 +0200 (CEST)

On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, Ralph Mitchell wrote:

> I just re-read the bug post - the fix is for file datestamps going weird
> over a DST adjustment period, not just for clock lookups. At least it's a
> place to start.

Gisle Vanem figured out a rather non-introsive "fix" that hides this
Windows/libc flaw. By making sure the TZ environment variable is set before we
try these time operations the problem never shows!

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Received on 2005-07-06