December 2005 - tz - lists.iana.org

Revised: Tzcode2005q.tar.gz and tzdata2005q.tar.gz
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Dec. 13, 2005

Dec. 13, 2005

[Thanks to Bennett Todd for catching the typo in the message sent earlier. --ado] The files... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzcode2005q.tar.gz ...and... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2005q.tar.gz ...are now available. Nothing earth-shaking here; as circulated on the time zone mailing list: 1. Electronic mail addresses have been removed. 2. Casts of the return value of exit have been removed. 3. Casts of the argument of is.* macros have been added. 4. Indentation in one section of zic.c has been fixed. 5. References to dead URLs in the data files have been dealt with. Note that 2005r can be expected before the end of the year with more minor tweaks. --ado

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Small changes to make tz data files more readable when used as html
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Dec. 13, 2005

Dec. 13, 2005

The changes below just add "<pre>" directives to each of the primary data files (which, coincidentally, are the ones that contain "<a href=.*>" stuff); this makes them more readable when they're given ".htm" extensions and made available to browsers. Yes, more would need to be done to make this legitimate, but it works for my purposes and, I hope, works for yours as well. --ado ------- africa ------- *** /tmp/geta10846 Tue Dec 13 10:36:00 2005 --- /tmp/getb10846 Tue Dec 13 10:36:00 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)africa 7.39 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to --- 1,5 ---- ! # @(#)africa 7.40 ! # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to ------- antarctica ------- *** /tmp/geta10865 Tue Dec 13 10:36:00 2005 --- /tmp/getb10865 Tue Dec 13 10:36:00 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)antarctica 7.29 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see --- 1,5 ---- ! # @(#)antarctica 7.30 ! # <pre> # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see ------- asia ------- *** /tmp/geta10884 Tue Dec 13 10:36:00 2005 --- /tmp/getb10884 Tue Dec 13 10:36:00 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)asia 7.89 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to --- 1,5 ---- ! # @(#)asia 7.90 ! # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to ------- australasia ------- *** /tmp/geta10903 Tue Dec 13 10:36:01 2005 --- /tmp/getb10903 Tue Dec 13 10:36:01 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)australasia 7.77 # This file also includes Pacific islands. # Notes are at the end of this file --- 1,6 ---- ! # @(#)australasia 7.78 ! # <pre> ! # This file also includes Pacific islands. # Notes are at the end of this file ------- europe ------- *** /tmp/geta10922 Tue Dec 13 10:36:01 2005 --- /tmp/getb10922 Tue Dec 13 10:36:01 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)europe 7.95 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to --- 1,5 ---- ! # @(#)europe 7.96 ! # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to ------- northamerica ------- *** /tmp/geta10941 Tue Dec 13 10:36:01 2005 --- /tmp/getb10941 Tue Dec 13 10:36:01 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)northamerica 7.82 # also includes Central America and the Caribbean # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, --- 1,6 ---- ! # @(#)northamerica 7.83 ! # <pre> ! # also includes Central America and the Caribbean # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, ------- southamerica ------- *** /tmp/geta10960 Tue Dec 13 10:36:02 2005 --- /tmp/getb10960 Tue Dec 13 10:36:02 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)southamerica 7.65 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to --- 1,5 ---- ! # @(#)southamerica 7.66 ! # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to

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Tzcode2005q.tar.gz and tzdata2005q.tar.gz
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Dec. 13, 2005

Dec. 13, 2005

The files... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzcode2005q.tar.gz ...and... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata200tq.tar.gz ...are now available. Nothing earth-shaking here; as circulated on the time zone mailing list: 1. Electronic mail addresses have been removed. 2. Casts of the return value of exit have been removed. 3. Casts of the argument of is.* macros have been added. 4. Indentation in one section of zic.c has been fixed. 5. References to dead URLs in the data files have been dealt with. Note that 2005r can be expected before the end of the year with more minor tweaks. --ado

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RE: proposed bad-URL changes for antarctica, australasia, and southamerica
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Dec. 12, 2005

Dec. 12, 2005

Thanks for the suggestions on the the bad URLs. I tracked down a replacement for the New-South-Wales-specific page. I'd like to keep the no-longer-working URL for Heard Island since there's no other source for that information. So...here's what I currently have by way of differences against the data that's now available via ftp from elsie (note that removal of electronic mail addresses is also reflected below). --ado ------- antarctica ------- *** /tmp/geta4343 Mon Dec 12 10:13:14 2005 --- /tmp/getb4343 Mon Dec 12 10:13:14 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)antarctica 7.25 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)antarctica 7.28 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see *************** *** 59,68 **** # Australia - territories # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited) # previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> # Margaret Turner reports # </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; # presumably this is when they have visitors. # # year-round bases # Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969 --- 59,69 ---- # Australia - territories # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited) # previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html" chkurls="nocheck"> # Margaret Turner reports # </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; # presumably this is when they have visitors. + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.dstc.qut.edu.au on 2005-12-08.] # # year-round bases # Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969 *************** *** 106,112 **** # France - year-round bases # ! # From Antoine Leca <Antoine.Leca(a)Renault.FR> (1997-01-20): # Time data are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP # (French Institute for Polar Research and Technology). # She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adelie bases --- 107,113 ---- # France - year-round bases # ! # From Antoine Leca (1997-01-20): # Time data are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP # (French Institute for Polar Research and Technology). # She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adelie bases *************** *** 139,149 **** 0 - zzz 1956 Nov 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time # Reference: ! # <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html"> ! # Support and Development of Polar Research and Technology (1997-02-03) # </a> - # Germany - year-round base # Georg von Neumayer, -7039-00815 --- 140,149 ---- 0 - zzz 1956 Nov 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time # Reference: ! # <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumont_d'Urville_Station"> ! # Dumont d'Urville Station (2005-12-05) # </a> # Germany - year-round base # Georg von Neumayer, -7039-00815 *************** *** 155,163 **** # Syowa, -690022+0393524 # # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06): ! # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. [See] ! # <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm">[reference in Japanese]</a> ! # and information from KAMO Hiroyasu. # # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan, # was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main --- 155,161 ---- # Syowa, -690022+0393524 # # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06): ! # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. # # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan, # was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main *************** *** 296,302 **** # Normally it wouldn't have a separate entry, since it's like the # larger Antarctica/McMurdo since 1970, but it's too famous to omit. # ! # From Chris Carrier <72157.3334(a)CompuServe.COM> (1996-06-27): # Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station, # stated that he would have liked to have kept GMT at the station, # but that he found it more convenient to keep GMT+12 --- 294,300 ---- # Normally it wouldn't have a separate entry, since it's like the # larger Antarctica/McMurdo since 1970, but it's too famous to omit. # ! # From Chris Carrier (1996-06-27): # Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station, # stated that he would have liked to have kept GMT at the station, # but that he found it more convenient to keep GMT+12 ------- australasia ------- *** /tmp/geta4362 Mon Dec 12 10:13:14 2005 --- /tmp/getb4362 Mon Dec 12 10:13:14 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)australasia 7.74 # This file also includes Pacific islands. # Notes are at the end of this file --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)australasia 7.77 # This file also includes Pacific islands. # Notes are at the end of this file *************** *** 551,560 **** # Australia ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> ! # Australia's Daylight Saving Times ! # </a>, by Margaret Turner, summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia. # From John Mackin (1991-03-06): # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. # It is called `summer' time. Now by a happy coincidence, `summer' --- 551,566 ---- # Australia ! # From Paul Eggert (2005-12-08): ! # <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml"> ! # Implementation Dates of Daylight Saving Time within Australia ! # </a> summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia. + # From Arthur David Olson (2005-12-12): + # <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Corporate/ll_agdinfo.nsf/pag es/community_relations_daylight_saving"> + # Lawlink NSW:Daylight Saving in New South Wales + # </a> covers New South Wales in particular. + # From John Mackin (1991-03-06): # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. # It is called `summer' time. Now by a happy coincidence, `summer' *************** *** 960,976 **** # legislation. This is very important to understand. # I have researched New South Wales time only... - # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-27): - # The Information Service of the Australian National Standards Commission - # <a href="http://www.nsc.gov.au/InfoServ/Ileaflet/il27.htm"> - # Daylight Saving - # </a> page (1995-04) has an excellent overall history of Australian DST. - # The Community Relations Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department - # publishes a history of daylight saving in NSW. See: - # <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/crd.nsf/pages/time2"> - # Lawlink NSW: Daylight Saving in New South Wales - # </a> - # From Eric Ulevik (1999-05-26): # DST will start in NSW on the last Sunday of August, rather than the usual # October in 2000. [See: Matthew Moore, --- 966,971 ---- *************** *** 1048,1054 **** # Lord Howe Island # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): ! # LHI... [ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen.. pauline@Aus ] # [ Dec 1990 ] # Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an # hour ahead of NSW time. --- 1043,1049 ---- # Lord Howe Island # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): ! # LHI... [ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen ] # [ Dec 1990 ] # Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an # hour ahead of NSW time. *************** *** 1088,1094 **** # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): # # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! # # or is Australia the west island of N.Z. ! # # [ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Geofft@Aus.. Auckland N.Z. ] # # [ Nov 1990 ] # ... # Rule NZ 1974 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D --- 1083,1089 ---- # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): # # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! # # or is Australia the west island of N.Z. ! # # [ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Auckland N.Z. ] # # [ Nov 1990 ] # ... # Rule NZ 1974 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D ------- southamerica ------- *** /tmp/geta4381 Mon Dec 12 10:13:14 2005 --- /tmp/getb4381 Mon Dec 12 10:13:14 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)southamerica 7.63 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)southamerica 7.65 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to *************** *** 525,536 **** # This year, the ending date of DS was postponed to March 1 # to help dealing with the shortages of electric power. # - # From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25): - # <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm"> - # Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit - # </a>, - # Church Net UK (1997-10-02). - # # Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states. Rule Brazil 1997 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV2495.JPG">2,495</a> --- 525,530 ----

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FW: FW: changes to zdump.c and zic.c invocations of is.* macros
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Dec. 12, 2005

Dec. 12, 2005

Another that seems to have gone to lecserver rather than elsie. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Paul Eggert [mailto:eggert@cs.ucla.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 4:23 PM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Re: FW: changes to zdump.c and zic.c invocations of is.* macros > From: Robert Elz [mailto:kre@munnari.OZ.AU] > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:20 PM > | ! while (isascii((unsigned char) *cp) && > > You sometimes do better if you write that as > > while (isascii(*(unsigned char *)cp) && > > It can also be a little clearer what you're intending - there's no > intention here to fetch the char, then convert it to unsigned, all we > want is the 0..255 value that cp points at. If memory serves, the latter form (*(unsigned char *)cp) is not portable to all C89 hosts, whereas the former form ((unsigned char) *cp) is. The idea is that some C89 hosts might have padding bits in their unsigned char representation, and it's incorrect to access a char as if it were unsigned char. I believe this issue got cleared up in C99, so the code is portable to C99 compilers. But the zic stuff attempts to be portable to C89 (as well as earlier) compilers. > it is certainly true that it's possible to test for digits by using > >= '0' && <= '9' tests - but if that's the best way to write it, > then that's what isdigit() ought to be doing. Alas, that's not true in practice. isdigit is typically slower, and it can be quite a bit slower. For example, on my host (Debian GNU/Linux stable, GCC 4.0.2, gcc -O4), with the following code: int F (char *p) { return isdigit ((unsigned char) *p) != 0; } int G (char *p) { return '0' <= *p && *p <= '9'; } F compiles into 12 instructions that contain a subtroutine call (for a total of 31 instructions executed), whereas G compiles into 10 instructions of straight-line code. I think part of the problem is that isdigit might be sensitive to the locale. So there's a correctness issue here as well; isdigit might actually return the wrong value, since it might think that some other byte code is a digit. (This is just a theoretical issue, as far as I know, though.) > Paul's version may be textually shorter, but with that cp++ side > effect buried in the middle of the && sequence, it is not nearly as > easy to read. True, but in my defense that buried cp++ was in the original code. How about this instead? It might be a bit clearer. char c = *cp; if ('0' <= c && c <= '9') { cp++; if (c == '1' && '0' <= *cp && *cp <= '4') cp++; }

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FW: proposed bad-URL changes for antarctica, australasia, and southamerica
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Dec. 12, 2005

Dec. 12, 2005

The below seems to have been sent to lecserver.nci.nih.gov rather than elsie.nci.nih.gov; I'm forwarding it. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Paul Eggert [mailto:eggert@cs.ucla.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 4:46 PM To: Arthur David Olson Cc: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Re: proposed bad-URL changes for antarctica, australasia, and southamerica Thanks for finding those bad URLs. I went through by hand and found better ones, or elided the ones that aren't really needed. Here's a proposed patch along those lines. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/antarctica,v retrieving revision 2005.10 retrieving revision 2005.10.0.1 diff -pu -r2005.10 -r2005.10.0.1 --- antarctica 2005/07/14 18:13:38 2005.10 +++ antarctica 2005/12/08 21:43:08 2005.10.0.1 @@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ Rule ChileAQ 2000 max - Mar Sun>=9 0:00 # Australia - territories # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited) # previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered -# <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> -# Margaret Turner reports -# </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; +# Margaret Turner reports (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; # presumably this is when they have visitors. # # year-round bases @@ -139,8 +137,8 @@ Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - zzz 1 0 - zzz 1956 Nov 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time # Reference: -# <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html"> -# Support and Development of Polar Research and Technology (1997-02-03) +# <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumont_d'Urville_Station"> +# Dumont d'Urville Station (2005-12-05) # </a> @@ -155,10 +153,7 @@ Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - zzz 1 # Syowa, -690022+0393524 # # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06): -# In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. [See] -# <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm">[reference in Japanese]</a> -# and information from KAMO Hiroyasu. -# +# In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time.... # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan, # was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main # station of Japan, it's appropriate for the principal location. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/australasia,v retrieving revision 2005.14 retrieving revision 2005.14.0.1 diff -pu -r2005.14 -r2005.14.0.1 --- australasia 2005/10/03 13:43:50 2005.14 +++ australasia 2005/12/08 21:43:08 2005.14.0.1 @@ -551,9 +551,10 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 # Australia -# <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> -# Australia's Daylight Saving Times -# </a>, by Margaret Turner, summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia. +# From Paul Eggert (2005-12-08): +# <a +href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml"> +# Implementation Dates of Daylight Saving Time within Australia # </a> +summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia. # From John Mackin (1991-03-06): # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. @@ -960,17 +961,6 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 # legislation. This is very important to understand. # I have researched New South Wales time only... -# From Paul Eggert (1999-09-27): -# The Information Service of the Australian National Standards Commission -# <a href="http://www.nsc.gov.au/InfoServ/Ileaflet/il27.htm"> -# Daylight Saving -# </a> page (1995-04) has an excellent overall history of Australian DST. -# The Community Relations Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department -# publishes a history of daylight saving in NSW. See: -# <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/crd.nsf/pages/time2"> -# Lawlink NSW: Daylight Saving in New South Wales -# </a> - # From Eric Ulevik (1999-05-26): # DST will start in NSW on the last Sunday of August, rather than the usual # October in 2000. [See: Matthew Moore, =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/southamerica,v retrieving revision 2005.15 retrieving revision 2005.15.0.1 diff -pu -r2005.15 -r2005.15.0.1 --- southamerica 2005/11/28 15:52:28 2005.15 +++ southamerica 2005/12/08 21:43:08 2005.15.0.1 @@ -525,12 +525,6 @@ Rule Brazil 1997 only - Feb 16 0:00 0 - # This year, the ending date of DS was postponed to March 1 # to help dealing with the shortages of electric power. # -# From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25): -# <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm"> -# Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit -# </a>, -# Church Net UK (1997-10-02). -# # Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states. Rule Brazil 1997 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV2495.JPG">2,495</a>

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Time zone mail list server change
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Dec. 9, 2005

Dec. 9, 2005

I've changed the time zone mailing list server so that when it sends out messages, replies are directed to tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov. With providence, this will reduce the number of messages misdirected to tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov. --ado

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FW: changes to zdump.c and zic.c invocations of is.* macros
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Dec. 9, 2005

Dec. 9, 2005

-----Original Message----- From: Robert Elz [mailto:kre@munnari.OZ.AU] Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:20 PM To: Arthur David Olson Cc: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Re: changes to zdump.c and zic.c invocations of is.* macros Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 13:35:15 -0500 (EST) From: Arthur David Olson <olsona(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov> Message-ID: <200512061835.jB6IZFWH007741(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov> | ! while (isascii((unsigned char) *cp) && You sometimes do better if you write that as while (isascii(*(unsigned char *)cp) && It can also be a little clearer what you're intending - there's no intention here to fetch the char, then convert it to unsigned, all we want is the 0..255 value that cp points at. Than again, and I haven't looked at the code again just now to see if it is practical or not, but an alternative might just be to declare cp as being unsigned char * right from the start (even if that means that it needs to stop being an input parameter, and instead be copied from one which would need to remain char * to avoid changing the API). kre ps: I don't think Paul's suggested variation is really the right thing to do - it is certainly true that it's possible to test for digits by using >= '0' && <= '9' tests - but if that's the best way to write it, then that's what isdigit() ought to be doing. If you want to make it shorter, it is safe to stop the isascii() test if the arg is known to be unsigned char which after this change, it will be (or EOF, but that's irrelevant here). Paul's version may be textually shorter, but with that cp++ side effect buried in the middle of the && sequence, it is not nearly as easy to read.

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proposed bad-URL changes for antarctica, australasia, and southamerica
by Arthur David Olson Dec. 8, 2005

Dec. 8, 2005

Here are changes to the antarctica, australasia, and southamerica files to document problems with some URLs. (The "chkurls" additions convince a software tool to skip checks of these URLs.) --ado ------- antarctica ------- *** /tmp/geta17431 Thu Dec 8 11:16:54 2005 --- /tmp/getb17431 Thu Dec 8 11:16:54 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)antarctica 7.25 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)antarctica 7.26 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see *************** *** 59,68 **** # Australia - territories # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited) # previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> # Margaret Turner reports # </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; # presumably this is when they have visitors. # # year-round bases # Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969 --- 59,69 ---- # Australia - territories # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited) # previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html" chkurls="nocheck"> # Margaret Turner reports # </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; # presumably this is when they have visitors. + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.dstc.qut.edu.au on 2005-12-08.] # # year-round bases # Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969 *************** *** 139,147 **** 0 - zzz 1956 Nov 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time # Reference: ! # <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html"> # Support and Development of Polar Research and Technology (1997-02-03) # </a> # Germany - year-round base --- 140,149 ---- 0 - zzz 1956 Nov 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time # Reference: ! # <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html" chkurls="nocheck"> # Support and Development of Polar Research and Technology (1997-02-03) # </a> + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.icair.iac.org.nz on 2005-12-08.] # Germany - year-round base *************** *** 156,163 **** # # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06): # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. [See] ! # <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm">[reference in Japanese]</a> # and information from KAMO Hiroyasu. # # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan, # was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main --- 158,167 ---- # # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06): # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. [See] ! # <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm" chkurls="nocheck">[reference in Japanese]</a> # and information from KAMO Hiroyasu. + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.crl.go.jp on 2005-12-08; + # www.crl.co.jp may be what was meant, but page is not there either.] # # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan, # was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main ------- australasia ------- *** /tmp/geta17450 Thu Dec 8 11:16:55 2005 --- /tmp/getb17450 Thu Dec 8 11:16:55 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)australasia 7.74 # This file also includes Pacific islands. # Notes are at the end of this file --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)australasia 7.75 # This file also includes Pacific islands. # Notes are at the end of this file *************** *** 551,559 **** # Australia ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> # Australia's Daylight Saving Times # </a>, by Margaret Turner, summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia. # From John Mackin (1991-03-06): # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. --- 551,560 ---- # Australia ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html" chkurls="nocheck"> # Australia's Daylight Saving Times # </a>, by Margaret Turner, summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia. + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.dstc.qut.edu.au on 2005-12-08.] # From John Mackin (1991-03-06): # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. *************** *** 962,970 **** # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-27): # The Information Service of the Australian National Standards Commission ! # <a href="http://www.nsc.gov.au/InfoServ/Ileaflet/il27.htm"> # Daylight Saving # </a> page (1995-04) has an excellent overall history of Australian DST. # The Community Relations Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department # publishes a history of daylight saving in NSW. See: # <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/crd.nsf/pages/time2"> --- 963,972 ---- # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-27): # The Information Service of the Australian National Standards Commission ! # <a href="http://www.nsc.gov.au/InfoServ/Ileaflet/il27.htm" chkurls="nocheck"> # Daylight Saving # </a> page (1995-04) has an excellent overall history of Australian DST. + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.nsc.gov.au on 2005-12-08.] # The Community Relations Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department # publishes a history of daylight saving in NSW. See: # <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/crd.nsf/pages/time2"> ------- southamerica ------- *** /tmp/geta17468 Thu Dec 8 11:16:55 2005 --- /tmp/getb17468 Thu Dec 8 11:16:55 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)southamerica 7.63 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)southamerica 7.64 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to *************** *** 526,535 **** # to help dealing with the shortages of electric power. # # From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25): ! # <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm"> # Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit # </a>, # Church Net UK (1997-10-02). # # Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states. Rule Brazil 1997 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S --- 526,536 ---- # to help dealing with the shortages of electric power. # # From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25): ! # <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm" chkurls="nocheck"> # Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit # </a>, # Church Net UK (1997-10-02). + # [ADO: request to churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk times out 2005-12-08.] # # Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states. Rule Brazil 1997 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S

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proposed tz changes to eliminate electronic mail addresses
by Arthur David Olson Dec. 8, 2005

Dec. 8, 2005

Below find proposed changes to eliminate electronic mail address (except for tz.*(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov) from the time zone files. If I can believe grep, this catches them all. --ado ------- antarctica ------- *** /tmp/geta17786 Thu Dec 8 11:36:56 2005 --- /tmp/getb17786 Thu Dec 8 11:36:56 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)antarctica 7.26 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)antarctica 7.27 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see *************** *** 107,113 **** # France - year-round bases # ! # From Antoine Leca <Antoine.Leca(a)Renault.FR> (1997-01-20): # Time data are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP # (French Institute for Polar Research and Technology). # She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adelie bases --- 107,113 ---- # France - year-round bases # ! # From Antoine Leca (1997-01-20): # Time data are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP # (French Institute for Polar Research and Technology). # She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adelie bases *************** *** 300,306 **** # Normally it wouldn't have a separate entry, since it's like the # larger Antarctica/McMurdo since 1970, but it's too famous to omit. # ! # From Chris Carrier <72157.3334(a)CompuServe.COM> (1996-06-27): # Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station, # stated that he would have liked to have kept GMT at the station, # but that he found it more convenient to keep GMT+12 --- 300,306 ---- # Normally it wouldn't have a separate entry, since it's like the # larger Antarctica/McMurdo since 1970, but it's too famous to omit. # ! # From Chris Carrier (1996-06-27): # Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station, # stated that he would have liked to have kept GMT at the station, # but that he found it more convenient to keep GMT+12 ------- asctime.c ------- *** /tmp/geta17805 Thu Dec 8 11:36:57 2005 --- /tmp/getb17805 Thu Dec 8 11:36:57 2005 *************** *** 1,6 **** /* ** This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of ! ** 1996-06-05 by Arthur David Olson (arthur_david_olson(a)nih.gov) */ /* --- 1,6 ---- /* ** This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of ! ** 1996-06-05 by Arthur David Olson. */ /* *************** *** 11,17 **** #ifndef lint #ifndef NOID ! static char elsieid[] = "@(#)asctime.c 7.31"; #endif /* !defined NOID */ #endif /* !defined lint */ --- 11,17 ---- #ifndef lint #ifndef NOID ! static char elsieid[] = "@(#)asctime.c 7.32"; #endif /* !defined NOID */ #endif /* !defined lint */ ------- asia ------- *** /tmp/geta17824 Thu Dec 8 11:36:57 2005 --- /tmp/getb17824 Thu Dec 8 11:36:57 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)asia 7.88 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)asia 7.89 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to *************** *** 85,91 **** # Shanks has Yerevan switching to 3:00 (with Russian DST) in spring 1991, # then to 4:00 with no DST in fall 1995, then readopting Russian DST in 1997. # Go with Shanks, even when he disagrees with others. Edgar Der-Danieliantz ! # <edd(a)AIC.NET> reported (1996-05-04) that Yerevan probably wouldn't use DST # in 1996, though it did use DST in 1995. IATA SSIM (1991/1998) reports that # Armenia switched from 3:00 to 4:00 in 1998 and observed DST after 1991, # but started switching at 3:00s in 1998. --- 85,91 ---- # Shanks has Yerevan switching to 3:00 (with Russian DST) in spring 1991, # then to 4:00 with no DST in fall 1995, then readopting Russian DST in 1997. # Go with Shanks, even when he disagrees with others. Edgar Der-Danieliantz ! # reported (1996-05-04) that Yerevan probably wouldn't use DST # in 1996, though it did use DST in 1995. IATA SSIM (1991/1998) reports that # Armenia switched from 3:00 to 4:00 in 1998 and observed DST after 1991, # but started switching at 3:00s in 1998. ------- australasia ------- *** /tmp/geta17843 Thu Dec 8 11:36:57 2005 --- /tmp/getb17843 Thu Dec 8 11:36:57 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)australasia 7.75 # This file also includes Pacific islands. # Notes are at the end of this file --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)australasia 7.76 # This file also includes Pacific islands. # Notes are at the end of this file *************** *** 1050,1056 **** # Lord Howe Island # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): ! # LHI... [ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen.. pauline@Aus ] # [ Dec 1990 ] # Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an # hour ahead of NSW time. --- 1050,1056 ---- # Lord Howe Island # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): ! # LHI... [ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen ] # [ Dec 1990 ] # Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an # hour ahead of NSW time. *************** *** 1090,1096 **** # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): # # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! # # or is Australia the west island of N.Z. ! # # [ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Geofft@Aus.. Auckland N.Z. ] # # [ Nov 1990 ] # ... # Rule NZ 1974 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D --- 1090,1096 ---- # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): # # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! # # or is Australia the west island of N.Z. ! # # [ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Auckland N.Z. ] # # [ Nov 1990 ] # ... # Rule NZ 1974 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D ------- localtime.c ------- *** /tmp/geta17862 Thu Dec 8 11:36:58 2005 --- /tmp/getb17862 Thu Dec 8 11:36:58 2005 *************** *** 1,18 **** /* ** This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of ! ** 1996-06-05 by Arthur David Olson (arthur_david_olson(a)nih.gov) */ #ifndef lint #ifndef NOID ! static char elsieid[] = "@(#)localtime.c 7.96"; #endif /* !defined NOID */ #endif /* !defined lint */ /* ! ** Leap second handling from Bradley White (bww(a)k.gp.cs.cmu.edu) ! ** POSIX-style TZ environment variable handling from Guy Harris ! ** (guy(a)auspex.com) */ /*LINTLIBRARY*/ --- 1,17 ---- /* ** This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of ! ** 1996-06-05 by Arthur David Olson. */ #ifndef lint #ifndef NOID ! static char elsieid[] = "@(#)localtime.c 7.97"; #endif /* !defined NOID */ #endif /* !defined lint */ /* ! ** Leap second handling from Bradley White. ! ** POSIX-style TZ environment variable handling from Guy Harris. */ /*LINTLIBRARY*/ *************** *** 208,214 **** ** Except for the strftime function, these functions [asctime, ** ctime, gmtime, localtime] return values in one of two static ** objects: a broken-down time structure and an array of char. ! ** Thanks to Paul Eggert (eggert(a)twinsun.com) for noting this. */ static struct tm tm; --- 207,213 ---- ** Except for the strftime function, these functions [asctime, ** ctime, gmtime, localtime] return values in one of two static ** objects: a broken-down time structure and an array of char. ! ** Thanks to Paul Eggert for noting this. */ static struct tm tm; *************** *** 1411,1417 **** ** Adapted from code provided by Robert Elz, who writes: ** The "best" way to do mktime I think is based on an idea of Bob ** Kridle's (so its said...) from a long time ago. - ** [kridle(a)xinet.com as of 1996-01-16.] ** It does a binary search of the time_t space. Since time_t's are ** just 32 bits, its a max of 32 iterations (even at 64 bits it ** would still be very reasonable). --- 1410,1415 ---- *************** *** 1422,1428 **** #endif /* !defined WRONG */ /* ! ** Simplified normalize logic courtesy Paul Eggert (eggert(a)twinsun.com) */ static int --- 1420,1426 ---- #endif /* !defined WRONG */ /* ! ** Simplified normalize logic courtesy Paul Eggert. */ static int *************** *** 1722,1728 **** t = time2(tmp, funcp, offset, &okay); #ifdef PCTS /* ! ** PCTS code courtesy Grant Sullivan (grant(a)osf.org) */ if (okay) return t; --- 1720,1726 ---- t = time2(tmp, funcp, offset, &okay); #ifdef PCTS /* ! ** PCTS code courtesy Grant Sullivan. */ if (okay) return t; ------- private.h ------- *** /tmp/geta17881 Thu Dec 8 11:36:58 2005 --- /tmp/getb17881 Thu Dec 8 11:36:58 2005 *************** *** 4,10 **** /* ** This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of ! ** 1996-06-05 by Arthur David Olson (arthur_david_olson(a)nih.gov) */ /* --- 4,10 ---- /* ** This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of ! ** 1996-06-05 by Arthur David Olson. */ /* ------- tzfile.5 ------- *** /tmp/geta17900 Thu Dec 8 11:36:58 2005 --- /tmp/getb17900 Thu Dec 8 11:36:58 2005 *************** *** 133,138 **** in the file. .SH SEE ALSO newctime(3) ! .\" @(#)tzfile.5 7.11 .\" This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of ! .\" 1996-06-05 by Arthur David Olson (arthur_david_olson(a)nih.gov) --- 133,138 ---- in the file. .SH SEE ALSO newctime(3) ! .\" @(#)tzfile.5 7.12 .\" This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of ! .\" 1996-06-05 by Arthur David Olson. ------- tzfile.h ------- *** /tmp/geta17919 Thu Dec 8 11:36:59 2005 --- /tmp/getb17919 Thu Dec 8 11:36:59 2005 *************** *** 4,10 **** /* ** This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of ! ** 1996-06-05 by Arthur David Olson (arthur_david_olson(a)nih.gov) */ /* --- 4,10 ---- /* ** This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of ! ** 1996-06-05 by Arthur David Olson. */ /* *************** *** 21,27 **** #ifndef lint #ifndef NOID ! static char tzfilehid[] = "@(#)tzfile.h 7.17"; #endif /* !defined NOID */ #endif /* !defined lint */ --- 21,27 ---- #ifndef lint #ifndef NOID ! static char tzfilehid[] = "@(#)tzfile.h 7.18"; #endif /* !defined NOID */ #endif /* !defined lint */ *************** *** 105,111 **** #ifdef NOSOLAR /* ** Must be at least 14 for Europe/Riga as of Jan 12 1995, ! ** as noted by Earl Chew <earl(a)hpato.aus.hp.com>. */ #define TZ_MAX_TYPES 20 /* Maximum number of local time types */ #endif /* !defined NOSOLAR */ --- 105,111 ---- #ifdef NOSOLAR /* ** Must be at least 14 for Europe/Riga as of Jan 12 1995, ! ** as noted by Earl Chew. */ #define TZ_MAX_TYPES 20 /* Maximum number of local time types */ #endif /* !defined NOSOLAR */ ------- usno1989a ------- *** /tmp/geta17938 Thu Dec 8 11:36:59 2005 --- /tmp/getb17938 Thu Dec 8 11:36:59 2005 *************** *** 1,9 **** ! # @(#)usno1989a 7.3 # # From Arthur David Olson (1994-02-07): # # Here's time zone information from the United States Naval Observatory, ! # with corrections from Paul Eggert (eggert(a)twinsun.com) # The USNO warns: # DUE TO FREQUENT CHANGES IN THE LOCAL LAWS GOVERNING DAYLIGHT # SAVING TIME, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF THIS --- 1,9 ---- ! # @(#)usno1989a 7.4 # # From Arthur David Olson (1994-02-07): # # Here's time zone information from the United States Naval Observatory, ! # with corrections from Paul Eggert. # The USNO warns: # DUE TO FREQUENT CHANGES IN THE LOCAL LAWS GOVERNING DAYLIGHT # SAVING TIME, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF THIS ------- usno1995 ------- *** /tmp/geta17957 Thu Dec 8 11:36:59 2005 --- /tmp/getb17957 Thu Dec 8 11:36:59 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)usno1995 7.4 # # From Arthur David Olson (1995-12-21): # --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)usno1995 7.5 # # From Arthur David Olson (1995-12-21): # *************** *** 323,327 **** Zaire Shaba: +2 hours Zambia: +2 hours Zimbabwe: +2 hours ! All timezone information is non-authoritative. Send corrections to: ! res(a)tuttle.usno.navy.mil --- 323,326 ---- Zaire Shaba: +2 hours Zambia: +2 hours Zimbabwe: +2 hours ! All timezone information is non-authoritative... ------- usno1997 ------- *** /tmp/geta17976 Thu Dec 8 11:36:59 2005 --- /tmp/getb17976 Thu Dec 8 11:36:59 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)usno1997 7.6 # # From Arthur David Olson (1997-03-07): # --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)usno1997 7.7 # # From Arthur David Olson (1997-03-07): # *************** *** 324,328 **** Zaire Shaba: +2 hours Zambia: +2 hours Zimbabwe: +2 hours ! All timezone information is non-authoritative. ! Send corrections to: res(a)tuttle.usno.navy.mil --- 324,327 ---- Zaire Shaba: +2 hours Zambia: +2 hours Zimbabwe: +2 hours ! All timezone information is non-authoritative... ------- usno1998 ------- *** /tmp/geta17995 Thu Dec 8 11:37:00 2005 --- /tmp/getb17995 Thu Dec 8 11:37:00 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)usno1998 7.3 # # From Arthur David Olson (1998-05-26): # --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)usno1998 7.4 # # From Arthur David Olson (1998-05-26): # *************** *** 324,328 **** Zaire Shaba: +2 hours Zambia: +2 hours Zimbabwe: +2 hours ! All timezone information is non-authoritative. ! Send corrections to: res(a)tuttle.usno.navy.mil --- 324,327 ---- Zaire Shaba: +2 hours Zambia: +2 hours Zimbabwe: +2 hours ! All timezone information is non-authoritative... ------- zic.c ------- *** /tmp/geta18014 Thu Dec 8 11:37:00 2005 --- /tmp/getb18014 Thu Dec 8 11:37:00 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! static char elsieid[] = "@(#)zic.c 7.125"; /* ** Regardless of the type of time_t, we do our work using this type. --- 1,4 ---- ! static char elsieid[] = "@(#)zic.c 7.126"; /* ** Regardless of the type of time_t, we do our work using this type. *************** *** 1648,1654 **** typecnt = 0; charcnt = 0; /* ! ** Thanks to Earl Chew (earl(a)dnd.icp.nec.com.au) ** for noting the need to unconditionally initialize startttisstd. */ startttisstd = FALSE; --- 1648,1654 ---- typecnt = 0; charcnt = 0; /* ! ** Thanks to Earl Chew ** for noting the need to unconditionally initialize startttisstd. */ startttisstd = FALSE;

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