-#if defined(__MINGW32__) && defined(__EGCS__)
- time_t t0;
- struct tm *tp;
- time(&t0);
- tp = localtime(&t0);
- *timeZone = timezone; // tp->tm_gmtoff; // ???
- *dstObserved = tp->tm_isdst;
-#elif defined(__MINGW32__)
- time_t t0;
- struct tm *tp;
- time(&t0);
- tp = localtime(&t0);
- timeb tz;
- ftime(& tz);
- *timeZone = tz._timezone;
- *dstObserved = tp->tm_isdst;
-#else
-
-#if (((defined(__SYSV__) && !defined(__HPUX__)) || defined(__MSDOS__) || defined(__WINDOWS__)) && !defined(__GNUWIN32__))
-#ifdef __BORLANDC__
- /* Borland uses underscores */
- *timeZone = _timezone;
- *dstObserved = _daylight;
-#else
- *timeZone = timezone;
- *dstObserved = daylight;
-#endif
-#elif defined(__xlC__) || defined(__AIX__) || defined(__SVR4__) || defined(__SYSV__) || (defined(__GNUWIN32__) && !defined(__MINGW32__)) // || defined(__AIXV3__)
- struct timeval tp;
-#if defined(__SYSV__) || (defined(__GNUWIN32__) && !defined(__MINGW32))
- struct timezone tz;
- gettimeofday(&tp, &tz);
- *timeZone = 60*(tz.tz_minuteswest);
- *dstObserved = tz.tz_dsttime;
-#else
- time_t t0;
- struct tm *tp;
- time(&t0);
- tp = localtime(&t0);
- *timeZone = tp->tm_gmtoff; // ???
- *dstObserved = tp->tm_isdst;
-#endif
-#else
-// #error wxGetLocalTime not implemented.
- struct timeval tp;
- struct timezone tz;
- gettimeofday(&tp, &tz);
- *timeZone = 60*(tz.tz_minuteswest);
- *dstObserved = tz.tz_dsttime;
-#endif
-#endif
- // __MINGW32__
- return TRUE;
+ struct tm tm;
+ time_t t0, t1;
+
+ // This cannot be made static because mktime can overwrite it.
+ //
+ memset(&tm, 0, sizeof(tm));
+ tm.tm_year = 70;
+ tm.tm_mon = 0;
+ tm.tm_mday = 5; // not Jan 1st 1970 due to mktime 'feature'
+ tm.tm_hour = 0;
+ tm.tm_min = 0;
+ tm.tm_sec = 0;
+ tm.tm_isdst = -1; // let mktime guess
+
+ // Note that mktime assumes that the struct tm contains local time.
+ //
+ t1 = time(&t1); // now
+ t0 = mktime(&tm); // origin
+
+ // Return the difference in seconds.
+ //
+ if (( t0 != (time_t)-1 ) && ( t1 != (time_t)-1 ))
+ return (long)difftime(t1, t0) + (60 * 60 * 24 * 4);
+
+ wxLogSysError(_("Failed to get the local system time"));
+ return -1;