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| -rw-r--r-- | ext/POSIX/POSIX.pod | 6 |
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diff --git a/ext/POSIX/POSIX.pod b/ext/POSIX/POSIX.pod index 7b21810567..6ad74b74b9 100644 --- a/ext/POSIX/POSIX.pod +++ b/ext/POSIX/POSIX.pod @@ -1019,7 +1019,11 @@ The month (C<mon>), weekday (C<wday>), and yearday (C<yday>) begin at zero. I.e. January is 0, not 1; Sunday is 0, not 1; January 1st is 0, not 1. The year (C<year>) is given in years since 1900. I.e., the year 1995 is 95; the year 2001 is 101. Consult your system's C<strftime()> manpage for details -about these and the other arguments. The given arguments are made consistent +about these and the other arguments. +If you want your code to be portable, your format (C<fmt>) argument +should use only the conversion specifiers defined by the ANSI C +standard. These are C<aAbBcdHIjmMpSUwWxXyYZ%>. +The given arguments are made consistent by calling C<mktime()> before calling your system's C<strftime()> function. The string for Tuesday, December 12, 1995. |