Wishlist: Replace erlang_localtime

[davidw]

erlang_localtime does not seem to read the tzdata files, which are a more authoritative source than the ad-hoc version in erlang_localtime. Also, erlang_localtime seems to have lots of GPL code in it, which might be nice to avoid for some users.

[choptastic]

Thanks David,

Indeed this is something I'd considered.

There is a project called ezic, which I believe does indeed use the tzdata
files (or some kind of version).

I've been meaning took into it, though I'm always open to PRs! :)

Jesse Gumm
Owner, Sigma Star Systems
414.940.4866 || sigma-star.com || @jessegumm
On Feb 27, 2014 11:09 AM, "David N. Welton" [email protected]
wrote:

erlang_localtime does not seem to read the tzdata files, which are a more
authoritative source than the ad-hoc version in erlang_localtime. Also,
erlang_localtime seems to have lots of GPL code in it, which might be nice
to avoid for some users.

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[davidw]

Oops, I thought I'd mentioned ezic myself - that's what I was looking at.

I'll see if we end up needing to do the time zone stuff in a heavy duty way from Erlang, in that case I might have a stab at doing this myself. Time zone stuff makes me a bit crazy though...

I also added a bug report on erlang_localtime to clarify the licensing:

dmitryme/erlang_localtime#11

[choptastic]

Haha, I agree completely.

The timezone stuff is about as rage-inducing as anything in software.

And I do agree about trying to avoid the GPL.

-Jesse

Jesse Gumm
Owner, Sigma Star Systems
414.940.4866 || sigma-star.com || @jessegumm
On Feb 27, 2014 11:18 AM, "David N. Welton" [email protected]
wrote:

Oops, I thought I'd mentioned ezic myself - that's what I was looking at.

I'll see if we end up needing to do the time zone stuff in a heavy duty
way from Erlang, in that case I might have a stab at doing this myself.
Time zone stuff makes me a bit crazy though...

I also added a bug report on erlang_localtime to clarify the licensing:

dmitryme/erlang_localtime#11dmitryme/erlang_localtime#11

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