Peter, As Gil has mentioned more than once, the z/OS failure to support and use the IANA Timezone package and database is the issue here.
Using the IANA Timezone database would solve all of his issues and many others and be a plus for z/OS Unix conforming to widely used and rspected standards as well. Can you answer the question of WHY the IANA Timezone database is not supported as part of base z/OS Unix? Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Relson Sent: Friday, September 14, 2018 8:08 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: TOD clock values, leap seconds and BLSUXTOD conversion service <Snipped> As to this statement >z/OS shirks by shutting down user tasks during that second. "Shutting down user tasks" is not true in general that, but can be true depending on your time protocol. For the case where it is true, it should be apparent that no other approach could possibly work in order to accommodate dependencies upon timestamps to determine the sequence of events. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
