Subject: Re: [boost] [locale] Review. Internationalization library?
From: Artyom (artyomtnk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-16 09:09:58
>
> I guess this has already been discussed, so if it is the case, please could
>you give me the pointer?
>
> Instead of providing new datetime, calendars classes I would preferred that
>you
> propose the needed modification to Boost.DateTime library, so it can be used
> in an internationalization context.
>
> Why have you preferred to redo Boost.DateTime?
Few pointers:
- http://cppcms.sourceforge.net/boost_locale/html/appendix.html#why_plain_number
-
http://cppcms.sourceforge.net/boost_locale/html/dates_times_timezones.html#dates_times_timezones_qna
Few points to differ:
Boot.Locale date_time is:
a) Provides different calendars (non-Gregorian) like Hebrew, Islamic
that are frequently used using same interface.
b) locale dependent (which calendar, what is first day of week)
c) Time-Zone dependent (for example adding one hour is different from
changing its posix time by +3600 because of Summer time)
d) Represents both time and date in same object represented as a POSIX time
Note: ptime is different as it is not really POSIX time it may be local
time as well.
Basically Boost.DateTime and Boost.Locale's date_time have very few
in common.
Boost.Locale's date_time is like a calculator of time in current locale.
> Do your classes preserve the same interface than Boost.DateTime?
>
No, it does not. It is very different.
>
> Best,
> Vicente
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