bug#48353: closed (result of date is wrong if Etc/GMT is used)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: result of date is wrong if Etc/GMT is used Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 10:17:37 +0000

The date command inverts the sign if TZ is set with Etc/GMT.

Example:

TZ=':Etc/GMT+5' date

Result:

Di 11. Mai 05:08:48 -05 2021

Tested with version coreutils-8.28 and coreutils 8.32-1.

Thomas Güttinger
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> On 5/11/21 3:17 AM, Thomas Güttinger wrote:
> > The date command inverts the sign if TZ is set with Etc/GMT.
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> That's a feature, not a bug. The Etc zones are documented to use the 
> opposite sign, to be consistent with POSIX settings like TZ='<+05>-5'.
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> $ date -u; TZ='<+05>-5' date; TZ=Etc/GMT-5 date
> Tue May 11 19:07:34 UTC 2021
> Wed May 12 00:07:34 +05 2021
> Wed May 12 00:07:34 +05 2021
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