[depr.ctime] # Annex D (normative) Compatibility features [[depr]](./#depr) ## D.21 Deprecated time formatting [depr.ctime] [1](#1) [#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/future.tex#L776) The header [](ctime.syn#header:%3cctime%3e "30.15 Header synopsis [ctime.syn]") has the following additions:char* asctime(const tm* timeptr);char* ctime(const time_t* timer); [2](#2) [#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/future.tex#L783) The functions asctime and ctime are not required to avoid data races ([[res.on.data.races]](res.on.data.races "16.4.6.10 Data race avoidance"))[.](#2.sentence-1) See also: ISO/IEC 9899:2024, 7.29