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Diffstat (limited to 'time.c')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
@@ -3262,18 +3262,17 @@ time_load(VALUE klass, VALUE str) /* * <code>Time</code> is an abstraction of dates and times. Time is - * stored internally as the number of seconds and nanoseconds since - * the <em>Epoch</em>, January 1, 1970 00:00 UTC. On some operating - * systems, this offset is allowed to be negative. Also see the - * library modules <code>Date</code>. The - * <code>Time</code> class treats GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and UTC - * (Coordinated Universal Time)<em>[Yes, UTC really does stand for + * stored internally as the number of seconds with fraction since + * the <em>Epoch</em>, January 1, 1970 00:00 UTC. + * Also see the library modules <code>Date</code>. + * The <code>Time</code> class treats GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and + * UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)<em>[Yes, UTC really does stand for * Coordinated Universal Time. There was a committee involved.]</em> * as equivalent. GMT is the older way of referring to these * baseline times but persists in the names of calls on POSIX * systems. * - * All times are stored with some number of nanoseconds. Be aware of + * All times may have fraction. Be aware of * this fact when comparing times with each other---times that are * apparently equal when displayed may be different when compared. */ |