I have a strange problem with fpc 2.2.2 on Ubuntu Linux. The function Now(); did not return the right time ?!? It returns the time UTC - 6 hours.
Any suggestions ?
br,
Alex
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Wrong Time from Now() or Time()
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Alexander Bauer rašė:
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I have a strange problem with fpc 2.2.2 on Ubuntu Linux.
The function Now(); did not return the right time ?!?
It returns the time UTC - 6 hours.
Any suggestions ?
br,
Alex
try GetTime or GetLocalTime from SysUtils unit.
Valdas Jankūnas
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Alexander Bauer rašė:
> I have a strange problem with fpc 2.2.2 on Ubuntu Linux.
> The function Now(); did not return the right time ?!?
> It returns the time UTC - 6 hours.
>
> Any suggestions ?
>
> br,
> Alex
try GetTime or GetLocalTime from SysUtils unit.
It's always the same time. UTC - 6 hours.
But it's not a problem of fpc or the functions, it must be a problem of the Linux Ditribution.
On Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop the time is correct.
I use a system based on Ubuntu Server 8.04 and get a wrong time.
Does someone know what system components are relevant for the time functions ?
Perhaps the system i use has something missing.
Btw. the linux date command shows the correct time, of course.
Alex
Alexander Bauer wrote 6 lines
It's always the same time. UTC - 6 hours.
But it's not a problem of fpc or the functions, it must be a problem of the
Linux Ditribution.
On Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop the time is correct.
I use a system based on Ubuntu Server 8.04 and get a wrong time.
We have an Ubuntu Server 8.04. I did a quick test, and the result of Now() was correct.
cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04"
uname -a
Linux argon 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Mon Aug 25 16:57:51 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
./timetest
4-12-08 09:55:13
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I found the problem for the the wrong time.
I checked /etc/localtime and this was ok, but there was also a file /etc/timezone with a wrong entry !
fpc seems to first checks the /etc/timezone and then /etc/localtime
Kylix, and also all other programs i've tested do it in the different order!
br,
Alex
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Hi;
Have you checked what time zone you have set up?
V.
On Thursday 04 December 2008, you wrote:
> Valdas Jankūnas schrieb:
>
>> Alexander Bauer rašė:
>>
>>> I have a strange problem with fpc 2.2.2 on Ubuntu Linux.
>>> The function Now(); did not return the right time ?!?
>>> It returns the time UTC - 6 hours.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions ?
>>>
>>> br,
>>> Alex
>>>
>> try GetTime or GetLocalTime from SysUtils unit.
>>
> It's always the same time. UTC - 6 hours.
> But it's not a problem of fpc or the functions, it must be a problem of
> the Linux Ditribution.
>
> On Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop the time is correct.
> I use a system based on Ubuntu Server 8.04 and get a wrong time.
>
> Does someone know what system components are relevant for the time
> functions ?
> Perhaps the system i use has something missing.
>
> Btw. the linux date command shows the correct time, of course.
>
> Alex
>
>
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