Re: os.time() vs. isdst

[Alexander Gladysh <agladysh@...>]

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 19:31, Roberto Ierusalimschy
<roberto@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 17:39, Roberto Ierusalimschy
>> <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
>> >> But maybe you can clarify os.date() definition in manual? It is not
>> >> obvious that this feature is supported. (Not sure about the wording
>> >> though.)

>> >  ...
>> >  and 'isdst' (daylight saving flag, a boolean).
>> > +This last field may be absent if the system
>> > +does not have this information.

>> Not sure about the mention of "system" — in os.time() it is user who
>> does not have the information.

> We may just copy six words from the ISO standard:

> +This last field may be absent
> +if the information is not available.

Sounds good to me.

Alexander.