Re: [boost] date_time: 2 time_durations?

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-04 07:29:06

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 15:27:24 -0400, David Abrahams wrote
> This is causing an ambiguity:
> 
>   using namespace boost::date_time;
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Right, you don't need the line above. 

>   using namespace boost::posix_time;
>   time_duration since_1970 = d - 1/Jan/1970;
                                   ^^^^^^ joel's extension I presume? 

> The error was:
> ... detail omitted... 
> 
> Is it really right for us to have two time_durations?  I never
> expected this since boost::date_time::time_duration is nowhere
> documented.

The way to think of namespace date_time is 'detail' for now.  I expect to
document it more fully in the future.

Jeff