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Re: [PATCH] Ensure mktime sets errno on error (bug 23789)


Albert ARIBAUD (3ADEV) wrote:
+  if (result == -1)
+    {
+      __set_errno(EOVERFLOW);
+    }

This patch is not correct since -1 is a valid time_t value, and a result of -1 does not necessarily indicate time_t overflow.


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