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IV67103: MKTIME() DOES NOT RETURN -1 WITH POSIX TIMEZONE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • In some cases with dates less than 1970-01-01, and with
TZ set to a POSIX time zone specification (e.g. JST-9),
mktime(3) may return negative values other than -1.  Note
that this APAR does not apply for Olson TZ values (e.g.
Asia/Tokyo).

Local fix

  • N/A

Problem summary

  • mktime does not return -1 with POSIX time zone.

Problem conclusion

  • Code has been change to add a check to return -1 for POSIX TZ.

Temporary fix

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IV67103
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  • Reported component name
    AIX V7.1
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  • Reported component ID
    5765H4000
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  • Reported release
    710
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  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Submitted date
    2014-11-19
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  • Closed date
    2014-11-19
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  • Last modified date
    2015-11-22
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
IV66151
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    AIX V7.1
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  • Fixed component ID
    5765H4000
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R710  PSY  U871299
       UP15/11/22  I  1000
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            Modified date:
            

            22 November 2015
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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