[plug] CVS timezones

[Kai]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan [mailto:ryan at is.as.geeky.as]
> Sent: Tuesday, 29 April 2003 2:18 PM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] CVS timezones
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 13:56, Kai wrote:
> > I could be wrong but I think you need to add +0800 like this:
> > Tue Apr 29 13:35:24 +0800 WST 2003
> 
> How do I add that?  +0800 doesn't appear to be a valid 
> 'thing' to pass to 
> 'date --set="things"' and I normally use ntpdate to set the 
> clock which
> doesn't seem to be well educated on GMT offsets.
> 
> Is the +0800 set by the timezone config or by whatever sets the time 
> (date/ntpdate etc)?
> 
> I would have thought WST would do the job, but I have seen 
> systems that
> report +xxxx as you suggested.
> 
> When I install Debian I always say the clock is set to GMT 
> (even if it isn't) as I never bothered to find out what that 
> question was 
> really asking.  Am I wrong to do that?  If so, how do I fix it?
> 
> *blank stare*
> 
> Ryan 

I dunno, I've never used CVS, that was just an idea...