From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: bug#641: format-time-string %Z does not work, starting with Emacs 22.2
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:22:10 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <utzdykeu5.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <008601c8f756$9bce0f00$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com>
> From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Cc: <rudalics@gmx.at>, <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:54:32 -0700
>
> You intentionally broke existing code
Code that didn't expect "" from %Z was already broken.
> and reduced the utility of the function
Please complain to Microsoft: if they modify `tzname' to be compliant,
the previous code can be reinstated.
> Not only does it break my existing code, but I don't see any way now to get a
> timezone name (on Windows) even by changing the code. Can you tell me how to do
> that?
I'd use %z.
> > "Pacific Daylight Time" is not a Posix- or RFC-822 compliant timezone
> > specification.
>
> So? What requires `format-time-string' to use only Posix- or RFC-822 specs?
I explained that in my message.
> AFAICT, the functionality and usefulness has been reduced.
I understood your opinion the first time, no need to repeat it over
and over again.
> If you absolutely need a Posix-compliant spec for some use (e.g. mail), why
> don't you add a new one - %P
%Z is already a Posix format.
> Are you really convinced this is TRT?
Yes.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-08-06 3:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-08-04 21:24 bug#641: format-time-string %Z does not work, starting with Emacs 22.2 martin rudalics
2008-08-04 22:07 ` Drew Adams
2008-08-05 6:28 ` martin rudalics
2008-08-05 18:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-05 23:54 ` Drew Adams
2008-08-06 3:22 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2008-08-06 5:40 ` Drew Adams
2008-08-06 18:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-06 19:48 ` Drew Adams
2008-08-06 20:34 ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-08-06 23:05 ` Drew Adams
2008-08-07 3:16 ` Juanma Barranquero
[not found] ` <mailman.15951.1218049658.18990.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-06 19:53 ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-08-06 21:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-06 21:35 ` Juanma Barranquero
[not found] ` <mailman.15962.1218059257.18990.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-07 13:20 ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-08-07 18:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-07 18:51 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-07 18:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-07 20:14 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-07 20:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-07 20:36 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-07 20:58 ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-08-07 21:04 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-07 21:13 ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-08-07 21:31 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-08 7:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <mailman.16075.1218180793.18990.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-08 15:04 ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-08-08 15:57 ` Drew Adams
2008-08-08 17:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-08 17:27 ` Drew Adams
2008-08-09 1:00 ` OFFICE ZERO
2008-08-09 14:13 ` OFFICE ZERO
2008-08-08 18:46 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-08-09 0:59 ` OFFICE ZERO
2008-08-08 18:47 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-08-09 1:01 ` OFFICE ZERO
2008-08-09 14:13 ` OFFICE ZERO
2008-08-09 1:01 ` OFFICE ZERO
2008-08-08 17:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-09 14:12 ` OFFICE ZERO
2008-08-08 7:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-07 21:47 ` Drew Adams
2008-08-07 21:20 ` martin rudalics
2008-08-08 7:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2008-08-01 16:45 Drew Adams
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