[LEAPSECS] [time-nuts] Leap Quirks

[Magnus Danielson]

Rob,

Rob Seaman skrev:

> M. Warner Losh wrote:

> 

>> POSIX doesn't support leap seconds.

> 

> I'm curious.  Is this the only widely recognized shortcoming of POSIX?

> 

> I mean - either POSIX is riddled with numerous other mistakes - or this 

> is the only issue remaining to address before POSIX is perfected :-)

> 

> I suspect it is not the latter case, which suggests that there is a list 

> of other such instances where POSIX fails to implement long-standing 

> international standards.


Actually, if you do read the rationale and also the information I've got 
during private discussions it has become clear that it was the only 
solution they could agree on but not without much discussion and several 
proposals of improvement. There is room for improvements, but the 
current debate is mainly to make clear what is actually there and what 
is not there. It is not quite what you would expect.

Surely, this is not the only shortcoming of POSIX and the members of the 
committee seems pretty aware of this. I guess this is why they keep 
working on various improvements.

Cheers,
Magnus