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author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2013-01-15 05:49:24 -0500 |
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committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2013-01-15 05:49:24 -0500 |
commit | 8d609c2584b70a77e6d7a524b260d992fff94268 (patch) | |
tree | 56f531f749018507f15abbaf5a12dab7b4c1aa74 /timebase.c | |
parent | 65b4419c0dcf84c15c03d98d27c9f0197d31f3b6 (diff) | |
download | gpsd-8d609c2584b70a77e6d7a524b260d992fff94268.tar.gz |
Move the timezone swetting to where we keep our assumptions abouut time.
Diffstat (limited to 'timebase.c')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ BSD terms apply: see the file COPYING in the distribution root for details. void gpsd_time_init(struct gps_context_t *context, time_t starttime) /* initialize the GPS context's time fields */ { + /* + * gpsd can't work with 'right' timezones (leapseconds inserted in + * the timezone offset). Avoid this and all manner of other local + * time issues by telling the system we want times returned in UTC. + */ + (void)putenv("TZ=UTC"); + /* * Provides a start time for getting the century. Do this, just * in case one of our embedded deployments is still in place in |