[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 9693] New: prepare-ChangeLog should insert date in PDT/PST rather than local timezone

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http://bugzilla.opendarwin.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9693

           Summary: prepare-ChangeLog should insert date in PDT/PST rather
                    than local timezone
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 420+ (nightly)
          Platform: Macintosh
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.4
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Tools
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at opendarwin.org
        ReportedBy: opendarwin.org at bdash.net.nz


In the case of small patches which are prepared, reviewed and committed within
a single day it can be problematic as committers need to ensure that the date
in the ChangeLog is correct relative to other dates within the file.

For instance, if I were to prepare a patch at 01:00 AM NZDT today the date
would be written to the ChangeLog as 2006-07-03.  It's still 2006-07-02 for
another ~18ish hours in Cupertino which means that if other patches were
submitted + committed they would show with an earlier date even though they
occurred afterwards.

This issue could be partially resolved by always inserting the date in a
consistent timezone, likely PST or PDT, rather than the local time zone.  That
said, for patches that take > 1 day to go through the prepare/review/commit
cycle the date would need to be updated anyway... so perhaps this isn't a big
deal.


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