[time-nuts] WWV, WWVB and Daylight Savings Time
Bob kb8tq
kb8tq at n1k.org
Fri Aug 24 18:57:11 UTC 2018
Hi
> On Aug 24, 2018, at 1:18 PM, Mark Sims <holrum at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Lady Heather has DST support code in it (in file heathmsc.cpp). It supports the current standard settings for several areas (US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand) or you can specify a custom DST rule. The code is around 200 lines long... some of that is Heather-specific requirements. It can also be simplified by not parsing the ASCII rule string and using hard coded values.
>
> Implementing and testing seamless DST adjustment is a bit of a pain... particularly keeping the time correct during the hours before/after the switch.
Yet another reason to avoid closed source / packaged solutions ……
Bob
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