bug#48353: result of date is wrong if Etc/GMT is used

2021-05-11 Thread Paul Eggert 

On 5/11/21 3:17 AM, Thomas Güttinger wrote:

The date command inverts the sign if TZ is set with Etc/GMT.


That's a feature, not a bug. The Etc zones are documented to use the 
opposite sign, to be consistent with POSIX settings like TZ='<+05>-5'.


$ date -u; TZ='<+05>-5' date; TZ=Etc/GMT-5 date
Tue May 11 19:07:34 UTC 2021
Wed May 12 00:07:34 +05 2021
Wed May 12 00:07:34 +05 2021

bug#48353: result of date is wrong if Etc/GMT is used

2021-05-11 Thread Thomas Güttinger 
The date command inverts the sign if TZ is set with Etc/GMT.

Example:
TZ=':Etc/GMT+5' date
Result:
Di 11. Mai 05:08:48 -05 2021

Tested with version coreutils-8.28 and coreutils 8.32-1.


Thomas Güttinger
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