Re: [xmltv-users] tv_grab_na_sd (new grabber for your consideration)

On 7/10/2016 3:06 PM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> <beginner_time_geek_hat>
> One of the tricky parts is interval calculations
> when dealing with DST transitions, and leap
> second handling(*), and the need to deal with
> timezone files that may have changed in the
> long haul.
Personally, I think it's safe to ignore leap seconds.

As far as DST goes, it's best to keep everything in UTC (the SD data 
already is) or Time-Offset. The user facing program can let the OS 
convert to local time for display.  Grabbers shouldn't have to deal with 
DST issues.

Robert


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