Re: [Boost-users] [datetime] local_date_time and time zone issues

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [datetime] local_date_time and time zone issues
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-07 13:16:46

AMDG

Boris wrote:
> The program uses CET which is the abbreviation for Central European 
> Time which is UTC+1. If the UTC time is now 12:00:00 the local time in 
> CET+1 must be 14:00:00 (and not 13:00:00). Accordingly the local time 
> in CET+2 must be 15:00:00. Why Boost.DateTime appends "CET" to the 
> local time in CET+2 I don't understand either.

>From 
http://www.boost.org/doc/html/date_time/local_time.html#date_time.local_time.posix_time_zone
'offset' is the offset from UTC.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe