According to http://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/Manuals/glibc-2.2.3/html_chapter/libc_21.html timelocal(2) is functionally identical to mktime(2), but more mnemonically named. There is no timelocal(2) defined in musl libc. --- a/snapper/AppUtil.cc 2015-02-18 18:54:03.000000000 +0100 +++ b/snapper/AppUtil.cc 2015-08-30 10:39:31.318158599 +0200 @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ const char* p = strptime(str.c_str(), "%F %T", &s); if (!p || *p != '\0') return (time_t)(-1); - return utc ? timegm(&s) : timelocal(&s); + return utc ? timegm(&s) : mktime(&s); }