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Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib)

From Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com>
Newsgroups comp.arch.embedded
Subject Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib)
Date 2018-04-01 13:03 +0300
Organization TGI
Message-ID <p9qaph$edb$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (1 earlier) <ffyvC.7086$bz1.80@fx01.iad> <p9nv7n$rfk$1@dont-email.me> <+Cu*LnaSw@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> <p9q9p4$83d$1@dont-email.me> <t12wC.46296$Fg4.5728@fx23.iad>

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On 01.4.2018 г. 12:56, Clifford Heath wrote:
> On 01/04/18 19:46, Dimiter_Popoff wrote:
>> On 01.4.2018 г. 01:37, Theo wrote:
>>> Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> wrote:
>>>> Do you (or anyone) know of a decent standardized way to locate timezone
>>>> offsets as they change for summer time (or whatever)?
>>>
>>> https://www.iana.org/time-zones
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tz_database
>>>
>>> There's a variety of tools that manipulate the raw database files.
>>>
>>>> At the moment I consider preparing a static file predicting the
>>>> timezones for a few years ahead and ship that with the OS as it comes
>>>> from us. Then dps can look for an update of this file from time
>>>> to time.
>>>
>>> Don't do that.  Timezone rules change a lot more frequently than you'd
>>> think.
>>>
>>> Theo
>>>
>>
>> Thanks, this time zone database is apparently a new thing
>
> I remember it from the 1980's. So yeah, new...
> if you're thinking in geological terms.

LOL, may be it is that old and I have overlooked it.
It only goes back to 2016 though (after a brief look through their
ftp address).

Dimiter

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Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2018-03-30 17:46 +0200
  Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2018-03-31 08:46 +1100
    Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2018-03-31 15:34 +0300
      Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2018-03-31 23:37 +0100
        Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2018-04-01 12:46 +0300
          Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2018-04-01 19:56 +1000
            Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2018-04-01 13:03 +0300
      Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2018-04-01 19:47 +1000
        Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2018-04-01 13:01 +0300
          Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2018-04-01 13:30 +0200
  Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) upsidedown@downunder.com - 2018-03-31 17:19 +0300
    Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) Michael Bäuerle <michael.baeuerle@stz-e.de> - 2018-04-03 10:35 +0200
  Re: Convert NTP UTC time to localtime (newlib) "antedeluvian" <63015@EmbeddedRelated> - 2018-04-30 11:18 -0500

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