Re: [Opensync-users] evo2-sync <> file-sync: UTC vs. LOCAL dates

[Armin B. <arm...@de...>]

Stefan Struhs wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> As written before I am not able to creat a ticket for bugs.
> 

The tickets were created: http://www.opensync.org/report/3
It just has troubles sending notifications to the opensync devel mailing
list.

> I am using svn-versions of everything.
> 
> I am syncing evo2 contact entries with the vcf's and observed the
> following:
> 
> 1. Import the attached contact in Evolution2 01-evo2-file-test.vcf.
> 2. Than sync evo2-contacts and vcf's as described on www.opensync.org.
> 3. Open the just created vcf (02-evo2-file-test.vcf) with an editor and
> change nickname to "check-test". There is no revision date, so I assume
> that the file date will be used to detect changes. Anyway, you can not
> open the vcf from the file-sync-member with gedit > there is a strange
> eof character; if you delete it with i.e. nano you can open it with
> gedit (is this a bug or a feature?). After changing the file you'll get
> a file like 03-evo2-file-test.vcf. File date is the actual LOCAL date,
> say "01.09.2005 06:00".
> 4. Now change number to "+49 190 654321" in Evolution2 and you will get
> 04-evo2-file-test.vcf with the revision date "2005-09-01T04:05:00Z",
> which is an UTC date.
> 5. Now sync again and confirm with "N" for Newer contact, which should
> be the Evolution2 contact and NOT the vcf of file-sync. But in fact you
> will get the older vcf of file-sync in Evolution2 >
> 05-evo2-file-test.vcf.
> 
> I think that you don't take into account that evolution is using UTC
> revision dates and NOT LOCAL dates.
> 

Right! Thanks for the tip. I guess we have to set a standard to use in
opensync internally. I would say to always use unix time in UTC and
convert all other times to this. Or are there any downsides of this?

> Hope that helps!
> 
> Regards,
> Stefan
> 
> 
> 
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