[PATCH 1/2] [BZ #16141] strptime: extend %z range to UTC+14:00

[James Perkins]

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
> Also, POSIX allows the range -24 .. +25 for the hours field:
>
> $ TZ=XXX-24:59YYY,2,1 date -d@0 --rfc-3339=seconds
> 1970-01-02 01:59:00+25:59
> $ TZ=ZZZ24:59 date -d@0 --rfc-3339=seconds
> 1969-12-30 23:01:00-24:59
>
> So I suggest allowing at least -24 .. +25.

After I posted my PATCH v2, to support -2400 to +2500, I re-read your comment,
which I know suspect encourages me to support -2459 to +2559.

If you agree, I will spin the patch set one more time. Thanks again for your
feedback.

Cheers,
James
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