[Zope] where does zLOG get the time it records?

Chris McDonough chrism@zope.com
Tue, 23 Oct 2001 03:57:24 -0400


IMHO, it should log in localtime but indicate the offset from UTC
(e.g. -5, -4, etc.)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Baxter" <anthony@interlink.com.au>
To: "Chris McDonough" <chrism@zope.com>
Cc: "Lynn Walton" <waltonl@franklin.edu>; <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 3:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Zope] where does zLOG get the time it records?


>
> >>> "Chris McDonough" wrote
> > The time is recorded in UTC (GMT)... this is pretty silly IMHO,
but
> > nobody has had the chutzpah to change it to something better.
There
> > is really no way to make it log localtime without changing the
code.
>
> Nooooo. Don't change it. Don't log in localtime. That path leads
> to madness and chaos - for instance, what happens when daylight
> savings kicks in or out?
>
> Anthony
>
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> Anthony Baxter     <anthony@interlink.com.au>
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>
>