February 2016 - tz - lists.iana.org

[PATCH] zic: don't warn about link creation failure if not supported
by Ian Abbott 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Hi, The attached patch suppresses some warnings output by zic when compiled without support for hard links and/or symbolic links. When linking zone files in dolink(from, to), zic first tries to create hard links, falling back to creating symbolic links, falling back to creating copies. If HAVE_LINK is 0, link(from, to) is defined as a macro that always fails, so in that case, don't issue the warning "hard link failed, symbolic link used" when symbolic links are successfully created in place of hard links. If HAVE_SYMLINK is 0, symlink(from, to) is defined as a macro that always fails, so in that case, don't issue the warning "link failed, copy used" when copies are successfully created in place of symbolic links. -- -=( Ian Abbott @ MEV Ltd. E-mail: <abbotti(a)mev.co.uk> )=- -=( Web: http://www.mev.co.uk/ )=-

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NIST leap-second file not yet updated
by Martin Burnicki 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Hi all, please note the NIST leap-second file at ftp://time.nist.gov/pub/ has not yet been updated according to IERS bulletin C 51. It's still the version which has been published in July 2015, and will expire in June 2016. I saw that also tzdata2016a.tar.gz which has been published 2016-01-26 still contains the old leap second file even though bulletin C 51 has already been published 2016-01-11. I've dropped Judah Levine a similar note, but eventually you can include the IERS version of the file into the TZ DB distribution. The IERS file has already been updated and expires 2016-12-28. Regards, Martin -- Martin Burnicki Senior Software Engineer MEINBERG Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KG Email: martin.burnicki(a)meinberg.de Phone: +49 (0)5281 9309-14 Fax: +49 (0)5281 9309-30 Lange Wand 9, 31812 Bad Pyrmont, Germany Amtsgericht Hannover 17HRA 100322 Geschäftsführer/Managing Directors: Günter Meinberg, Werner Meinberg, Andre Hartmann, Heiko Gerstung Web: http://www.meinberg.de

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[PATCH] Fix MinGW builds by adding MKDIR_TAKES_ONE_ARG
by esben.haabendal＠gmail.com 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

From: Esben Haabendal <esben(a)haabendal.dk> On MinGW, we have non-standard mkdir() which only takes one argument. Signed-off-by: Esben Haabendal <esben(a)haabendal.dk> --- Makefile | 1 + private.h | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 568f7f6..a789fee 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ LDLIBS= # -DHAVE_SYS_WAIT_H=0 if your compiler lacks a "sys/wait.h" # -DHAVE_TZSET=0 if your system lacks a tzset function # -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=0 if your compiler lacks a "unistd.h" (Microsoft C++ 7?) +# -DMKDIR_TAKES_ONE_ARG if your mkdir takes one arg (MinGW) # -DNO_RUN_TIME_WARNINGS_ABOUT_YEAR_2000_PROBLEMS_THANK_YOU=1 # if you do not want run time warnings about formats that may cause # year 2000 grief diff --git a/private.h b/private.h index 1c176e6..b2e7ecb 100644 --- a/private.h +++ b/private.h @@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ #define HAVE_UTMPX_H 1 #endif /* !defined HAVE_UTMPX_H */ +#ifdef MKDIR_TAKES_ONE_ARG +#include <sys/stat.h> +#define mkdir(path,mode) mkdir(path) +#endif + #ifndef NETBSD_INSPIRED # define NETBSD_INSPIRED 1 #endif -- 2.7.1

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Ulyanovsk, Altai Krai and Altai republic on their way to change time zones
by Alexander Krivenyshev 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Ulyanovsk, Altai Krai and Altai republic on their way to change time zones by March 27, 2016 at 2am. Today (Feb. 17, 2016) Russian State Duma passed the bill in the first reading for 3 more regions to change their time zones (http://asozd2.duma.gov.ru/) - Ulyanovsk Oblast / Ulyanovsk from MSK to MSK+1 (UTC+3 to UTC+4) same as Astrakhan Oblast - Altai republic / Gorno-Altaysk MSK+3 to MSK+4 (UTC+6 to UTC+7) to Krasnoyarsk time zone - Altai Krai / Barnaul MSK+3 to MSK+4 (UTC+6 to UTC+7) to Krasnoyarsk time zone 920582-6 On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law "On the Calculation of Time" (on reference of the Ulyanovsk Oblast / Ulyanovsk to the 3rd time zone, MSK+1, UTC+4) 02/17/2016- The State Duma passed the bill in the first reading; 935532-6 On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law "On the Calculation of Time" (on reference of the Altai republic / Gorno-Altaysk to the 6th time zone, MSK+4, UTC+7) 02/17/2016- The State Duma passed the bill in the first reading; 944348-6 On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law "On the Calculation of Time" (on reference of the Altai Krai / Barnaul to the 6th time zone, MSK+4, UTC+7) 02/17/2016- The State Duma passed the bill in the first reading; With 95% certainty these 3 more regions will change their time zones by March 27, 2016 at 2am. Alexander Krivenyshev http://www.worldtimezone.com

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Re: [tz] Astrakhan region got approval to change its time zone
by Paul Eggert 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Alain Mouette wrote: > May a suggest that you publish somewhere in the Docs the RegEx to correctly test > the Region String? Thanks, good suggestion. Proposed patch attached.

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7 regions in Russia submitted draft bills to change their time zones
by Alexander Krivenyshev 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

After researching several official government documents (duma.gov.ru), there are at least 7 regions in Russia (not 3) that have submitted draft bills proposing changes to their time zones. Those regions are: - Zabaykalsky Krai / Chita (draft bill date of entry July 16, 2015)- has recently received approval to change time zone from UTC+8 to UTC+9 - Astrakhan Oblast / Astrakhan (draft bill date of entry Aug. 15, 2015), UTC+3 to UTC+4 - Sakhalin Oblast / Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (draft bill date of entry Sep. 28, 2015), UTC+10 to UTC+11 - Ulyanovsk Oblast / Ulyanovsk (draft bill date of entry Nov. 03, 2015), UTC+3 to UTC+4 - Altai republic / Gorno-Altaysk (draft bill date of entry Nov. 23, 2015), UTC+6 to UTC+7 - Altai Krai / Barnaul (draft bill date of entry Dec. 03, 2015), UTC+6 to UTC+7 - Magadan Oblast / Magadan (draft bill date of entry Dec. 08, 2015), UTC+10 to UTC+11 See as a reference Russia map with 7 regions to change their time zones (darker colors of blue, green, red): http://www.worldtimezone.com/russia-time-zones-map-2016-04.gif (vs current http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-russia12.php) Seems that draft bill in Russia must pass through the following phases before being signed into law: Phase 1- The State Duma Council draft bill review Phase 2- Pass three (3) readings/revisions by the State Duma Phase 3- Approval by the Federation Council Phase 4- Signed by the President. Currently there are 6 additional regions in Russia that have requested to change their time zones (make amendments to the current Federal Law "On the calculation of time"), those draft bills were introduced at different times and are in different phases of the approval (or rejection) process. To make it easier to understand, below are the approximate phases of the remaining regions requesting time zones changes: - Sakhalin Oblast / Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Phase 1 (introduced to the State Duma Council) - Astrakhan Oblast / Astrakhan - Phase 2 ( first reading by the State Duma) - Ulyanovsk Oblast / Ulyanovsk - Phase 1 (introduced to the State Duma Council) - Altai republic / Gorno-Altaysk - Phase 1 (introduced to the State Duma Council) - Altai Krai / Barnaul - Phase 1 (introduced to the State Duma Council) - Magadan Oblast / Magadan - Phase 1 ( introduced to the Chairman of the State Duma- part of the State Duma Council) It is hard to say, how many above regions will be able to get through all these phases and change their time zones by March 27, 2016. We will try to keep our eyes on it. Alexander Krivenyshev http://www.worldtimezone.com

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Hanke-Henry want to destroy tz
by Steve Allen 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Steve Hanke and Dick Henry want to decharter this tz project https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/12/the-radical-pl… -- Steve Allen <sla(a)ucolick.org> WGS-84 (GPS) UCO/Lick Observatory--ISB Natural Sciences II, Room 165 Lat +36.99855 1156 High Street Voice: +1 831 459 3046 Lng -122.06015 Santa Cruz, CA 95064 http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/ Hgt +250 m

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URUGUAY Timezone Update
by Nicolas Antoniello 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

Hi Folks, Finally, there is a resolution by Uruguayan government on June the 29th, 2015, that the timezone for Uruguay will be GMT-3 (UTC-3) from now on (not just for this summer as initially announced). Just to make it permanently in the TZ data archive (in case was done only for this summer). ... hope not to change ever again! Regards, Nicolas

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POSIX epoch in the news?
by Arthur David Olson 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

"Don’t Set Your iPhone Back to 1970, No Matter What" http://www.wired.com/2016/02/dont-set-your-iphone-back-to-1970-no-matter-wh… @dashdashado

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Re: [tz] Astrakhan region got approval to change its time zone
by Matt Johnson 14 Feb '16

14 Feb '16

I'm more concerned with end-user confusion on whether +04 means GMT+04 or MSK+04. ________________________________ From: Paul Eggert<mailto:eggert@cs.ucla.edu> Sent: ‎2/‎13/‎2016 6:03 PM To: Brian.Inglis(a)systematicsw.ab.ca<mailto:Brian.Inglis@systematicsw.ab.ca>; tz(a)iana.org<mailto:tz@iana.org> Subject: Re: [tz] Astrakhan region got approval to change its time zone Brian Inglis wrote: > I just know a bunch of people out there are cluelessly checking this string is > upper case alpha. We crossed that bridge many years ago, so we shouldn't be giving any such people much more grief than we're already giving them. There have been non-upper-case-alpha abbreviations in the tz database since nearly day one. For example, in our repository the very first version of the 'europe' file (dated 1986) had spaces in some abbreviations, and spaces are much harder to parse than digits or plus signs are. In the current release, Pacific/Guam uses abbreviations that are not upper case alpha. Also, POSIX has blessed digits and plus signs in the abbreviations for quite some time; see <https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2001-January/011305.html>.

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