how the hell you install timelib.h

[doit4fun]

how do you install timelib.h?

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[PaulStoffregen]

how do you install timelib.h?

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Libraries

[nick-youngblut]

Sorry to comment on an old thread, but I am very new to arduino programming, and I too found the install very confusing for the following reasons:

1. The library manager (at least for Arduino IDE v 1.9.0-beta) does not include a "Time" or "TimeLib" library
2. This repo is called "Time", not "TimeLib"
3. https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Libraries does not describe how to install from a GitHub repo, so especially for users not accustomed to cloning repos, there are a couple of steps that the user might not be aware of.

I'm assuming the proper way to install this library is:

1. clone the repo
2. compress the cloned repo as a *.zip
3. go to the Arduino IDE and import the library as a zip file

At least, that's how I installed the library. Any reason why the Arduino IDE doesn't have an "install from GitHub" feature?

I'm curious why this library isn't included in the Arduino IDE library manager, given that it seems to be quite popular.

[PaulStoffregen]

The library manager (at least for Arduino IDE v 1.9.0-beta) does not include a "Time" or "TimeLib" library

Yes, it does indeed have Time in the library manager.

Github issues are the WRONG place to ask for technical support. Ask on the Arduino Forum.

https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php

[jareklupinski]

Had this issue today, was confused because I didn't recognize the author "Michael Margolis", which made me believe that the Time library in the Arduino LIbrary List was not from you Paul. Is it possible to change the "By" name in the Library List to yours?

[OscarVanL]

Same confusion here. An installation header on the repo readme would be nice.

[PaulStoffregen]

Also added this to the readme. https://github.com/PaulStoffregen/Time/commit/ebda9bdf134913ee8384e93dd2281994af14d796

Hopefully these 2 updates to the readme fully resolve this issue?

[lmatter]

In case someone else arrives here, searching the library manager for the word "time" lists just about every library. Searching for the word "timekeeping" will show the correct library.

[filmonghebre]

In case someone else arrives here, searching the library manager for the word "time" lists just about every library. Searching for the word "timekeeping" will show the correct library. This helps me to add my TimeLib.h Thank you Immatter

[SurenBono]

Got it working with copy & pasting the src into the project folder..but I still can't figure out how to blink the separators (:) every 500millis..Testing for ESP-NOW stratum2 gps broadcast project on esp8266...every single room will have a stratum2 gps clock an alternative to NTP...incase I forgot to pay the Internet bill..