Re: [boost] [date_time] Time zone improvements

Subject: Re: [boost] [date_time] Time zone improvements
From: Mika Heiskanen (mika.heiskanen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-20 13:06:32

Rutger ter Borg wrote:

> I would like to propose changes that enables Boost.Date_Time to represent
> time zone definitions that change over time. The semantics will remain
> similar to the current version,
[snip]
> By way of this email I would like to ask whether there is interest the
> proposed improvement. If so, please let me know, so we can work on the
> details.

Yes, there is interest. Timezone descriptions do actually change every now
and then, only a couple days ago I saw an announcement of changes in the
Brazilian and Argentinian DST rules.

--> Mika Heiskanen