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Article #164Re: TZ and TERM per process
From: Moderator, John Quarterman
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1986 22:25
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1986 22:25
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[ I don't know if the following suggestion really solves the
problems, but I don't believe anybody has made it before. -mod ]
From: seismo!philabs!nyit!rick@sally.UTEXAS.EDU (Rick Ace)
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 86 15:51:31 est
Objections to keeping TZ as a UNIX environment object can be
answered by putting the timezone information (to whatever
degree of precision is necessary) in the per-process context
maintained by UNIX, also called the `u.' area. The kernel
can offer system calls to query or change the TZ of the
calling process. Upon fork(), the child inherits its
parent's TZ.
The umask(2) syscall provides a precedent for carrying
special OS-related information in the per-process context
maintained by the kernel. I'm tempted to propose that TERM
information should be kept there too.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ut-sally.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!ut-sally!std-unix From: std-unix@ut-sally.UUCP (Moderator, John Quarterman) Newsgroups: mod.std.unix Subject: Re: TZ and TERM per process Message-ID: <4029@ut-sally.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 17:25:10 EST Article-I.D.: ut-sally.4029 Posted: Wed Jan 22 17:25:10 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jan-86 03:23:34 EST Organization: IEEE/P1003 Portable Operating System Environment Committee Lines: 28 Approved: jsq@sally.UUCP