[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9186: posix_time and time zones

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9186: posix_time and time zones
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-10-01 21:07:28

#9186: posix_time and time zones
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 Reporter:  kurt@…            |      Owner:  az_sw_dude
     Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  date_time
  Version:  Boost 1.54.0      |   Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                    |
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 Hi,

 When I use something like:
 boost::posix_time::time_from_string("2013-09-29 23:36:54.565+02");

 I end up with:
 terminate called after throwing an instance of
 'boost::exception_detail::clone_impl<boost::exception_detail::error_info_injector<boost::bad_lexical_cast>
 >'
   what():  bad lexical cast: source type value could not be interpreted as
 target
 Aborted

 However, the following 2 do work:
 boost::posix_time::time_from_string("2013-09-29 23:36:54.565123+02");
 boost::posix_time::time_from_string("2013-09-29 23:36:54.565");

 It also doesn't seem to be doing anything with the +02.  When I use
 to_tm() regardless of what is behind the +, I always get the 23 in
 tm_hour.  The glibc extension tm_gmtoff is also always set to 0.

 None of the functions that convert it to strings seem to be able to have a
 time zone in it.

 I really don't understand why there isn't any support for time zones.  A
 time without time zone seems to be totally useless to me.

 PS: The documentation has 3 times tm_isddst in it instead of tm_isdst.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9186>
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