Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3179: Sleep with local_time

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3179: Sleep with local_time
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-15 18:39:45

#3179: Sleep with local_time
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  Reporter:  anonymous     |       Owner:  anthonyw  
      Type:  Bugs          |      Status:  new       
 Milestone:  Boost 1.40.0  |   Component:  thread    
   Version:  Boost 1.39.0  |    Severity:  Problem   
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  sleep time
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Comment(by anonymous):

 Replying to [ticket:3179 anonymous]:
 > When calling sleep with an absolute time, it sleeps about two hours
 instead of one second in code similar to the below example.
 >
 >
 > ptime now = second_clock::local_time();
 > this_thread::sleep( now + second(1) )

 After a lot of headache I think that might is due to a missmatch with utc
 and local time.
 Please make it possible to sleep until a "local time" (local time zone)
 and write something about it in the documentations, I haven't found
 anything special about which type of time should be used.

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