I wonder if localtime() can be externally dependant, for instance for loading a timezone definition file...
/ Mirar
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2003-06-18 00:18: Subject: Re: Pike localtime(), threads safe and low level localtime() / localtime_r() ?
Blocking in the meaning "functions that might take a fair amount of time" rather than "functions that hang while waiting for some external resource to happen" perhaps?
/ David Hedbor