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Subject: Re: [PATCH] t/t0006: specify timezone as EST5 not EST to comply with POSIX
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Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil> writes:

> I guess 'EST' is an alias? for EST5EDT?  Linux and Solaris both grok EST
> just fine.  POSIX says the offset is required.  I don't see any mention of
> aliases.

It's a backward-compatible alias in the Olsen database.

Andreas.

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