I wrote: > strptime() doesn't have enough information to set the tm_isdst member. > Indeed, if you set it yourself before calling strptime(), it'll leave > it unaltered.
To correct myself: the above is not strictly portable, as strptime() is allowed to change any and all members of struct tm. You should set the tm_isdst member to the desired value after calling strptime(). Philip Guenther
