Re: [patch] tzset.3: fix description of "n" format

Hello Peter,

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 7:24 AM, Peter Schiffer [off-list ref] wrote:

Hello,

according to [1], description of start/end format of TZ variable says:
...
Jn
This specifies the Julian day, with n between 1 and 365. February 29 is
never counted, even in leap years.
n
This specifies the Julian day, with n between 0 and 365. February 29 is
counted in leap years.
...

This is correct and works. However, man page tzset(3) says:
...
Jn This specifies the Julian day with n between 1 and 365. Febru‐
ary 29 is never counted even in leap years.

n This specifies the Julian day with n between 1 and 365. Febru‐
ary 29 is counted in leap years.
...

For "n" format, interval should be "between 0 and 365". Attached patch is
solving this issue.

Version of man pages: 3.35


peter


[1] http://www.gnu.org/s/hello/manual/libc/TZ-Variable.html

Thanks. I applied your patch for man-pages-3.38.

Cheers,

Michael



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