On Wed, 2010-04-07 at 12:27 +1000, Daniel Pittman wrote: > >> ...but the real question is if we love or hate the GMT/UTC difference, and > >> 23:59:61? > > > > *cough* :60 *cough* > > Well, I am glad someone was on the ball enough to notice that. ;) > > IIRC, :61 is actually a possible but extremely unlikely time value, to account > for two leap-second adjustments required in a year, but a quick look around > suggests that memory was wrong. So, :60 it is.
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/time.h.html "The range [0,60] seconds allows for positive or negative leap seconds. The formal definition of UTC does not permit double leap seconds, so all mention of double leap seconds has been removed, and the range shortened from the former [0,61] seconds seen in previous versions of POSIX. " -Rob
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