change static variable time_zone?

[osmtools]

I'm using

Arduino/cores/esp8266/time.cpp

Line 101 in 36c369b

void configTime(int timezone_sec, int daylightOffset_sec, const char* server1, const char* server2, const char* server3)

with timezone_sec=0 but wondering about that the time after this call is 8 hours in front.

I'm not a c(++) expert, but could it be, that the following as no affect?

Arduino/cores/esp8266/sntp-lwip2.cpp

Line 440 in 36c369b

time_zone = timezone;

because of the static declaration of time_zone in

Arduino/cores/esp8266/sntp-lwip2.cpp

Line 103 in 36c369b

static sint32 time_zone = 8 * (60 * 60); // espressif HQ's default timezone

[devyte]

line 440 is the declaration of the global, line 103 is making use of it. It's correct. BTW, static means that the variable is private to the file and isn't visible/accesible from other files.
You're supposed to call configTime with the arg timezone_sec as your timezone offset in seconds. E.g. I'm timezone -3, so in my case I'd call with -36060.
The default timezone is Espressif's +8. Calling with 0 makes the timezone 0.
I don't see an issue here, so closing.

[osmtools]

@devyte but why the print out of
time_t now = time(nullptr); Serial.println(ctime(&now)); with configTime(0, 0, ntpServer); is then UTC +8?

[devyte]

You said 8 hours ahead. That's not the same as utc +8, unless your timezone is 0. Which of the two is it? Is your timezone 0?

[osmtools]

I'm in GMT (=UTC), so i'm using timezone_sec=0, right?
Just right now it's 15:17:00, but the print out is 23:17:00. So 8 hours ahead and i would interpret this as UTC +8. But i expect the print out of 15:17:00. If i change the static variable to 0 then i get 15:17:00.
It's a little bit confusing to me.

[osmtools]

And btw. if i'm using timezone_sec=-10800 (UTC -3 hours) the print out is 23:17:00, too...

[devyte]

Alright, please open a new issue and follow the template instructions, including MCVE, and let's discuss there. Add the above explanations in the description.