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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/System/Unix/TimeValue.inc b/lib/System/Unix/TimeValue.inc
index 8c8dfcc..77fc9ab 100644
--- a/lib/System/Unix/TimeValue.inc
+++ b/lib/System/Unix/TimeValue.inc
@@ -39,8 +39,13 @@ std::string TimeValue::toString() const {
TimeValue TimeValue::now() {
struct timeval the_time;
timerclear(&the_time);
- if (0 != ::gettimeofday(&the_time,0))
- ThrowErrno("Couldn't obtain time of day");
+ if (0 != ::gettimeofday(&the_time,0)) {
+ // This is *really* unlikely to occur because the only gettimeofday
+ // errors concern the timezone parameter which we're passing in as 0.
+ // In the unlikely case it does happen, just return MinTime, no error
+ // message needed.
+ return MinTime;
+ }
return TimeValue(
static_cast<TimeValue::SecondsType>( the_time.tv_sec ),