[Python-Dev] RE: Bug in time.timezone of Python 2.1.1

[Ivan J. Wagner]

Norman,

Thanks a lot for the patch.  I just tested it out and it fixed the
problem.

On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Norman Vine wrote:

> Ivan J. Wagner writes:
> >Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 8:03 PM
> >To: cygwin@sources.redhat.com
> >Cc: jason@tishler.net
> >Subject: Bug in time.timezone of Python 2.1.1
> >
> >
> >I maintain a CVS archive (using cvs 1.11.0-1) on a Cygwin 1.3.2 install
> >and use ViewCVS 0.7 to access it.  ViewCVS uses python and today I
> >upgraded from python 2.1-1 to 2.1.1-1.  However the upgade 
> >broke the Age
> >field in ViewCVS.  The Age field is the time span between the 
> >file's check
> >in and today.  The Age field is displayed when you view a CVS directory
> >listing.  I looked at the ViewCVS sources and tracked the problem to
> >time.timezone.  In 2.1 it returns 18000 but in 2.1.1 it returns
> >1834228892.  Does anybody have any day what might be causing 
> >this problem?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Ivan Wagner
> 
> YES
> 
> see attached patch
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Norman Vine
>