Re: parse_time()

2008-11-02 Thread Bruce Korb
Bruno Haible wrote: Looking at wikipedia [1], I would find it good if 1) the function was called 'parse_duration', not 'parse_time' (since "time" often denotes a time instant within a day), 2) the three duration formats described in [1] were also supported. Hi Bruno, You'll find it "g

Re: parse_time()

2008-11-02 Thread Bruno Haible
> 3? I only see one, though with lots of optional fields. I meant the three: PnYnMnDTnHnMnS, PnW, and PT. > That format also doesn't allow for visual space. Yes, it's more meant for durations that are exchanged between software, not entered by humans. > The little question remaining though is

Re: parse_time()

2008-11-02 Thread Bruce Korb
Hi Bruno, On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Bruce Korb wrote: >> I had need of a function to convert some variation of a time (duration) >> specification into a count of seconds. For your amusement and optional >> inclusion...(I *think* I've got pa

Re: parse_time()

2008-11-02 Thread Bruno Haible
Hi, Bruce Korb wrote: > I had need of a function to convert some variation of a time (duration) > specification into a count of seconds. For your amusement and optional > inclusion...(I *think* I've got papers on file for gnulib) > > It accepts several formats: > >[DD d] [HH h] [MM m] [