Re: System.Time.Clock Design Issues

In article <4201AEFA.6070400@cl.cam.ac.uk>, Ben Rudiak-Gould wrote:

* time_t is TAI (atomic seconds since TAI epoch) and gmtime returns UTC (with leap seconds)

* time_t is UTC (atomic seconds since UTC epoch) and gmtime returns UTC (with leap seconds)

I don't understand. What actual number does gmtime return in each case? -- Ashley Yakeley, Seattle WA