[vim/vim] strptime for windows support (Issue #19418)

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lesorubshayan

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Feb 15, 2026, 10:03:54 AM (23 hours ago) Feb 15
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lesorubshayan created an issue (vim/vim#19418)

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Is your feature request about something that is currently impossible or hard to do? Please describe the problem.
Support this function on windows.

Describe the solution you'd like
Function is supported on windows.

Describe alternatives you've considered

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I don't think it is very hard to accomplish.


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Foxe Chen

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Feb 15, 2026, 11:28:05 AM (22 hours ago) Feb 15
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64-bitman left a comment (vim/vim#19418)

Are you saying that there should be a builtin vimscript function for this?


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lesorubshayan

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Feb 15, 2026, 12:05:00 PM (21 hours ago) Feb 15
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lesorubshayan left a comment (vim/vim#19418)

strptime is builtin function and should be working on all OS. @chrisbra


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mattn

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Feb 15, 2026, 12:16:35 PM (21 hours ago) Feb 15
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mattn left a comment (vim/vim#19418)

In native Windows toolchains, strptime is not available in either MSVC or GCC.


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Christian Brabandt

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Feb 15, 2026, 12:38:47 PM (21 hours ago) Feb 15
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chrisbra left a comment (vim/vim#19418)

The helps says this already:

		Not available on all systems.  To check use: >
			:if exists("*strptime")

If strptime is not available in the underlying system, then there is nothing we can do, except for re-implementing it. Which is not what I like


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Christian Brabandt

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Feb 15, 2026, 12:39:00 PM (21 hours ago) Feb 15
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Closed #19418 as not planned.


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