[IronPython] Two hour error in IPY implementation oftime.mktime and time.gmtime

[hellosticky]

FYI, in case you are interested in using it, I implemented the Olson Time zone database (used by Linux, Java, etc.) in the PublicDomain package:

http://www.codeplex.com/PublicDomain
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/Using_time_zones_in_NET.aspx

Thanks

> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com 
> [mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Curt 
> Hagenlocher
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:08 PM
> To: Discussion of IronPython
> Subject: Re: [IronPython] Two hour error in IPY 
> implementation oftime.mktime and time.gmtime
> 
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Michael Foord
> <fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> > I haven't been following this fully, but here is the result 
> of the script
> > with CPython 2.5.2 and ipy 1 on OS X 10.5.
> 
> Thanks to both of you. There appear to be some problems with
> DST-handling in our libraries and it's making my head spin.  I'm this
> close to starting a new political lobby to abolish DST world-wide and
> I suspect that I could get more than a few programmers to join...
> 
> > 2.4.0 (IronPython 1.1 (1.1) on .NET 2.0.50727.42)
> > using time.gmtime= (33, 6, 28, 15, 20, 1, 1, 179, -1)
> 
> Ah, the days of having our very own epoch! :)
> 
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> Curt Hagenlocher
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