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authorKevin B Kenny <kennykb@acm.org>2004-12-13 15:52:20 (GMT)
committerKevin B Kenny <kennykb@acm.org>2004-12-13 15:52:20 (GMT)
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Add note to clock.n disclaiming full ISO8601 support
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+2004-12-13 Kevin B. Kenny
+
+ * doc/clock.n: Clarify that the [clock scan] command does not
+ accept the full range of ISO8601 point-in-time formats
+ [Bug 1075433].
+
2004-12-09 Donal K. Fellows <donal.k.fellows@man.ac.uk>
* doc/Async.3: Reword for better grammar, better nroff and get the
diff --git a/doc/clock.n b/doc/clock.n
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: clock.n,v 1.11.2.5 2004/11/12 09:02:30 das Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: clock.n,v 1.11.2.6 2004/12/13 15:52:21 kennykb Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH clock n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -238,7 +238,11 @@ an error may result if these years are used.
\fIISO 8601 point-in-time\fR
An ISO 8601 point-in-time specification, such as \fICCyymmddThhmmss\fR, where
T is the literal T, \fICCyymmdd hhmmss\fR, or
-\fICCyymmddThh:mm:ss\fR.
+\fICCyymmddThh:mm:ss\fR. Note that only these three formats are accepted.
+The command does \fInot\fR accept the full range of point-in-time
+specifications specified in ISO8601. Other formats can be recognized by
+using commands such as \fBregexp\fR to extract their fields and reorganize
+them into a form accepted by the \fBclock scan\fR command.
.TP
\fIrelative time\fR
A specification relative to the current time. The format is \fInumber