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[PATCH 3/4] * .gitignore: New file.
by Paul Eggert July 25, 2012

July 25, 2012

It's not clear to me that the .gitignore file should be part of the tzcode or tzdata distributions, as it's needed only if you've gotten the files from the git repository, so for now the Makefile is not modified to add this to one or the other distribution. --- .gitignore | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) create mode 100644 .gitignore diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d36f26e --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +*.o +*.tar.gz +*.txt +*~ +ChangeLog +tzselect +version.h +yearistype +zdump +zic -- 1.7.9.5

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[PATCH 2/4] * australasia (Pacific/Fakaofo): Tokelau is UTC+13, not UTC+14.
by Paul Eggert July 25, 2012

July 25, 2012

Assume Shanks & Pottenger have been wrong by an hour since 1901. Reported by Steffen Thorsen in <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2012-July/018168.html>. --- australasia | 28 ++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/australasia b/australasia index dfadfa9..c7d5611 100644 --- a/australasia +++ b/australasia @@ -640,25 +640,25 @@ Zone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Honiara # # From Gwillim Law (2011-12-29) # A correspondent informed me that Tokelau, like Samoa, will be skipping -# December 31 this year, thereby changing its time zone from UTC-10 to -# UTC+14. When I tried to verify this statement, I found a confirming -# article in Time magazine online -# <a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2103243,00.html"> -# (http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2103243,00.html) -# </a> +# December 31 this year ... # -# From Jonathan Leffler (2011-12-29) -# Information from the BBC to the same effect: -# <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16351377"> -# http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16351377 -# </a> +# From Steffen Thorsen (2012-07-25) +# ... we double checked by calling hotels and offices based in Tokelau asking +# about the time there, and they all told a time that agrees with UTC+13.... +# Shanks says UTC-10 from 1901 [but] ... there is a good chance the change +# actually was to UTC-11 back then. # -# Patch supplied by Tim Parenti (2011-12-29) +# From Paul Eggert (2012-07-25) +# A Google Books snippet of Appendix to the Journals of the House of +# Representatives of New Zealand, Session 1948, +# <http://books.google.com/books?id=ZaVCAQAAIAAJ>, page 65, says Tokelau +# was "11 hours slow on G.M.T." Go with Thorsen and assume Shanks & Pottenger +# are off by an hour starting in 1901. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 1901 - -10:00 - TKT 2011 Dec 30 # Tokelau Time - 14:00 - TKT + -11:00 - TKT 2011 Dec 30 # Tokelau Time + 13:00 - TKT # Tonga # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -- 1.7.9.5

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[PATCH 1/4] Remove trailing white space.
by Paul Eggert July 25, 2012

July 25, 2012

I hope to release a new version soon, since current time stamps are wrong in Tokelau. So, in preparation for that, here's the first of a set of four proposed patches to the tz code and data. This patch is purely clerical: it removes trailing white space (which my text editor does automatically) so that other patches don't have spurious differences. This proposed patch is also available as: https://github.com/eggert/tz/commit/369851954c101b5f51cdef65f73bb94ada790951 --- Theory | 28 +++++++++---------- asia | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------- australasia | 28 +++++++++---------- europe | 14 +++++----- leapseconds | 6 ++-- northamerica | 24 ++++++++-------- southamerica | 18 ++++++------ 7 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 102 deletions(-) diff --git a/Theory b/Theory index 7094b27..e442bcd 100644 --- a/Theory +++ b/Theory @@ -194,26 +194,26 @@ better. ----- Scope of the tz database ----- -The tz database attempts to record the history and predicted future of -all computer-based clocks that track civil time. To represent this -data, the world is partitioned into regions whose clocks all agree -about time stamps that occur after the somewhat-arbitrary cutoff point -of the POSIX Epoch (1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC). For each such region, -the database records all known clock transitions, and labels the region +The tz database attempts to record the history and predicted future of +all computer-based clocks that track civil time. To represent this +data, the world is partitioned into regions whose clocks all agree +about time stamps that occur after the somewhat-arbitrary cutoff point +of the POSIX Epoch (1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC). For each such region, +the database records all known clock transitions, and labels the region with a notable location. -Clock transitions before 1970 are recorded for each such location, -because most POSIX-compatible systems support negative time stamps and +Clock transitions before 1970 are recorded for each such location, +because most POSIX-compatible systems support negative time stamps and could misbehave if data were omitted for pre-1970 transitions. -However, the database is not designed for and does not suffice for -applications requiring accurate handling of all past times everywhere, -as it would take far too much effort and guesswork to record all +However, the database is not designed for and does not suffice for +applications requiring accurate handling of all past times everywhere, +as it would take far too much effort and guesswork to record all details of pre-1970 civil timekeeping. -As noted in the README file, the tz database is not authoritative +As noted in the README file, the tz database is not authoritative (particularly not for pre-1970 time stamps), and it surely has errors. -Corrections are welcome and encouraged. Users requiring authoritative -data should consult national standards bodies and the references cited +Corrections are welcome and encouraged. Users requiring authoritative +data should consult national standards bodies and the references cited in the database's comments. diff --git a/asia b/asia index 9e5904c..a02e109 100644 --- a/asia +++ b/asia @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Zone Asia/Kabul 4:36:48 - LMT 1890 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-02-10): # According to News Armenia, on Feb 9, 2012, # http://newsarmenia.ru/society/20120209/42609695.html -# +# # The Armenia National Assembly adopted final reading of Amendments to the # Law "On procedure of calculation time on the territory of the Republic of # Armenia" according to which Armenia [is] abolishing Daylight Saving Time. @@ -181,15 +181,15 @@ Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al Manamah # </a> # From A. N. M. Kamrus Saadat (2009-06-15): -# Finally we've got the official mail regarding DST start time where DST start -# time is mentioned as Jun 19 2009, 23:00 from BTRC (Bangladesh -# Telecommunication Regulatory Commission). +# Finally we've got the official mail regarding DST start time where DST start +# time is mentioned as Jun 19 2009, 23:00 from BTRC (Bangladesh +# Telecommunication Regulatory Commission). # # No DST end date has been announced yet. # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-25): -# Bangladesh won't go back to Standard Time from October 1, 2009, -# instead it will continue DST measure till the cabinet makes a fresh decision. +# Bangladesh won't go back to Standard Time from October 1, 2009, +# instead it will continue DST measure till the cabinet makes a fresh decision. # # Following report by same newspaper-"The Daily Star Friday": # "DST change awaits cabinet decision-Clock won't go back by 1-hr from Oct 1" @@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al Manamah # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-13): # IANS (Indo-Asian News Service) now reports: -# Bangladesh has decided that the clock advanced by an hour to make -# maximum use of daylight hours as an energy saving measure would +# Bangladesh has decided that the clock advanced by an hour to make +# maximum use of daylight hours as an energy saving measure would # "continue for an indefinite period." # # One of many places where it is published: @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al Manamah # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-22): # According to Bangladesh newspaper "The Daily Star," -# Cabinet cancels Daylight Saving Time +# Cabinet cancels Daylight Saving Time # <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=22817"> # http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=22817 # </a> @@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ Rule PRC 1987 1991 - Apr Sun>=10 0:00 1:00 D # observing daylight saving time in 1986. # # From Thomas S. Mullaney (2008-02-11): -# I think you're combining two subjects that need to treated -# separately: daylight savings (which, you're correct, wasn't -# implemented until the 1980s) and the unified time zone centered near -# Beijing (which was implemented in 1949). Briefly, there was also a -# "Lhasa Time" in Tibet and "Urumqi Time" in Xinjiang. The first was +# I think you're combining two subjects that need to treated +# separately: daylight savings (which, you're correct, wasn't +# implemented until the 1980s) and the unified time zone centered near +# Beijing (which was implemented in 1949). Briefly, there was also a +# "Lhasa Time" in Tibet and "Urumqi Time" in Xinjiang. The first was # ceased, and the second eventually recognized (again, in the 1980s). # # From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar # as of 2009-10-28: # Year Period # 1941 1 Apr to 30 Sep -# 1942 Whole year +# 1942 Whole year # 1943 Whole year # 1944 Whole year # 1945 Whole year @@ -592,16 +592,16 @@ Zone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 # From Arthur David Olson (2010-04-07): # Here's Google's translation of the table at the bottom of the "summert.htm" page: # Decade Name Start and end date -# Republic of China 34 years to 40 years (AD 1945-1951 years) Summer Time May 1 to September 30 -# 41 years of the Republic of China (AD 1952) Daylight Saving Time March 1 to October 31 -# Republic of China 42 years to 43 years (AD 1953-1954 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to October 31 -# In the 44 years to 45 years (AD 1955-1956 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 -# Republic of China 46 years to 48 years (AD 1957-1959) Summer Time April 1 to September 30 -# Republic of China 49 years to 50 years (AD 1960-1961) Summer Time June 1 to September 30 -# Republic of China 51 years to 62 years (AD 1962-1973 years) Stop Summer Time -# Republic of China 63 years to 64 years (1974-1975 AD) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 -# Republic of China 65 years to 67 years (1976-1978 AD) Stop Daylight Saving Time -# Republic of China 68 years (AD 1979) Daylight Saving Time July 1 to September 30 +# Republic of China 34 years to 40 years (AD 1945-1951 years) Summer Time May 1 to September 30 +# 41 years of the Republic of China (AD 1952) Daylight Saving Time March 1 to October 31 +# Republic of China 42 years to 43 years (AD 1953-1954 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to October 31 +# In the 44 years to 45 years (AD 1955-1956 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 +# Republic of China 46 years to 48 years (AD 1957-1959) Summer Time April 1 to September 30 +# Republic of China 49 years to 50 years (AD 1960-1961) Summer Time June 1 to September 30 +# Republic of China 51 years to 62 years (AD 1962-1973 years) Stop Summer Time +# Republic of China 63 years to 64 years (1974-1975 AD) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 +# Republic of China 65 years to 67 years (1976-1978 AD) Stop Daylight Saving Time +# Republic of China 68 years (AD 1979) Daylight Saving Time July 1 to September 30 # Republic of China since 69 years (AD 1980) Stop Daylight Saving Time # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S @@ -1835,15 +1835,15 @@ Zone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920 # shown 8 per cent higher consumption of electricity. # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-15): -# -# Here is an article that Pakistan plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time +# +# Here is an article that Pakistan plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time # on June 1, 2008 for 3 months. -# -# "... The federal cabinet on Wednesday announced a new conservation plan to help -# reduce load shedding by approving the closure of commercial centres at 9pm and -# moving clocks forward by one hour for the next three months. +# +# "... The federal cabinet on Wednesday announced a new conservation plan to help +# reduce load shedding by approving the closure of commercial centres at 9pm and +# moving clocks forward by one hour for the next three months. # ...." -# +# # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html # </a> @@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ Zone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920 # Government has decided to restore the previous time by moving the # clocks backward by one hour from October 1. A formal announcement to # this effect will be made after the Prime Minister grants approval in -# this regard." +# this regard." # <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168"> # http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168 # </a> @@ -2199,7 +2199,7 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=306795"> # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=306795 # </a> -# the clocks were set back one hour at 2010-08-11 00:00:00 local time in +# the clocks were set back one hour at 2010-08-11 00:00:00 local time in # Gaza and the West Bank. # Some more background info: # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html"> @@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-09-30): -# West Bank did end Daylight Saving Time this morning/midnight (2011-09-30 +# West Bank did end Daylight Saving Time this morning/midnight (2011-09-30 # 00:00). # So West Bank and Gaza now have the same time again. # @@ -2512,19 +2512,19 @@ Rule Syria 2007 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S # having it between Wednesday and Thursday (two workdays in Syria) since the # weekend in Syria is not Saturday and Sunday, but Friday and Saturday. So now # it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend... -# +# # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-27): # Jesper Norgaard Welen wrote: -# +# # > "Winter local time in Syria will be observed at midnight of Thursday 1 # > November 2007, and the clock will be put back 1 hour." -# +# # I found confirmation on this in this gov.sy-article (Arabic): # http://wehda.alwehda.gov.sy/_print_veiw.asp?FileName=12521710520070926111247 -# +# # which using Google's translate tools says: -# Council of Ministers also approved the commencement of work on -# identifying the winter time as of Friday, 2/11/2007 where the 60th +# Council of Ministers also approved the commencement of work on +# identifying the winter time as of Friday, 2/11/2007 where the 60th # minute delay at midnight Thursday 1/11/2007. Rule Syria 2007 only - Nov Fri>=1 0:00 0 - @@ -2590,8 +2590,8 @@ Rule Syria 2007 only - Nov Fri>=1 0:00 0 - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-27): -# The Syrian Arab News Network on 2009-09-29 reported that Syria will -# revert back to winter (standard) time on midnight between Thursday +# The Syrian Arab News Network on 2009-09-29 reported that Syria will +# revert back to winter (standard) time on midnight between Thursday # 2009-10-29 and Friday 2009-10-30: # <a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm"> # http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm (Arabic) diff --git a/australasia b/australasia index d6f819d..dfadfa9 100644 --- a/australasia +++ b/australasia @@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ Zone Indian/Cocos 6:27:40 - LMT 1900 # </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-10-24): -# According to Radio Fiji and Fiji Times online, Fiji will end DST 3 +# According to Radio Fiji and Fiji Times online, Fiji will end DST 3 # weeks earlier than expected - on March 6, 2011, not March 27, 2011... -# Here is confirmation from Government of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, +# Here is confirmation from Government of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, # Ministry of Information (fiji.gov.fj) web site: # <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2608:da…"> # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2608:da… @@ -296,15 +296,15 @@ Zone Indian/Cocos 6:27:40 - LMT 1900 # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-10-03): -# Now the dates have been confirmed, and at least our start date +# Now the dates have been confirmed, and at least our start date # assumption was correct (end date was one week wrong). # # <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4966:da…"> # www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4966:daylight-… # </a> # which says -# Members of the public are reminded to change their time to one hour in -# advance at 2am to 3am on October 23, 2011 and one hour back at 3am to +# Members of the public are reminded to change their time to one hour in +# advance at 2am to 3am on October 23, 2011 and one hour back at 3am to # 2am on February 26 next year. # From Ken Rylander (2011-10-24) @@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago 12:37:12 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 # From David Zuelke (2011-05-09): # Subject: Samoa to move timezone from east to west of international date line -# +# # <a href="http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/markets/newsfeeditem.aspx?id=138501958347963"> # http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/markets/newsfeeditem.aspx?id=138501958347963 # </a> @@ -1339,22 +1339,22 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 # See "southeast Australia" above for 2008 and later. # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-04-28): -# According to the official press release, South Australia's extended daylight -# saving period will continue with the same rules as used during the 2008-2009 +# According to the official press release, South Australia's extended daylight +# saving period will continue with the same rules as used during the 2008-2009 # summer (southern hemisphere). -# +# # From # <a href="http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/DaylightDatesSet.pdf"> # http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/DaylightDatesSet.pdf # </a> -# The extended daylight saving period that South Australia has been trialling +# The extended daylight saving period that South Australia has been trialling # for over the last year is now set to be ongoing. -# Daylight saving will continue to start on the first Sunday in October each +# Daylight saving will continue to start on the first Sunday in October each # year and finish on the first Sunday in April the following year. -# Industrial Relations Minister, Paul Caica, says this provides South Australia -# with a consistent half hour time difference with NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and +# Industrial Relations Minister, Paul Caica, says this provides South Australia +# with a consistent half hour time difference with NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and # the ACT for all 52 weeks of the year... -# +# # We have a wrap-up here: # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/south-australia-extends-dst.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/south-australia-extends-dst.html diff --git a/europe b/europe index d600ea0..5d2acc5 100644 --- a/europe +++ b/europe @@ -574,12 +574,12 @@ Rule Russia 1996 2010 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - # According to Kremlin press service, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev # signed a federal law "On calculation of time" on June 9, 2011. # According to the law Russia is abolishing daylight saving time. -# -# Medvedev signed a law "On the Calculation of Time" (in russian): +# +# Medvedev signed a law "On the Calculation of Time" (in russian): # <a href="http://bmockbe.ru/events/?ID=7583"> # http://bmockbe.ru/events/?ID=7583 # </a> -# +# # Medvedev signed a law on the calculation of the time (in russian): # <a href="http://www.regnum.ru/news/polit/1413906.html"> # http://www.regnum.ru/news/polit/1413906.html @@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ Zone Europe/Malta 0:58:04 - LMT 1893 Nov 2 0:00s # Valletta # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-26) # NO need to divide Moldova into two timezones at this point. # As of today, Transnistria (Pridnestrovie)- Tiraspol reversed its own -# decision to abolish DST this winter. +# decision to abolish DST this winter. # Following Moldova and neighboring Ukraine- Transnistria (Pridnestrovie)- # Tiraspol will go back to winter time on October 30, 2011. # News from Moldova (in russian): @@ -2577,11 +2577,11 @@ Zone Europe/Zurich 0:34:08 - LMT 1848 Sep 12 # http://www.alomaliye.com/bkk_2002_3769.htm # From Gökdeniz Karadağ (2011-03-10): -# +# # According to the articles linked below, Turkey will change into summer # time zone (GMT+3) on March 28, 2011 at 3:00 a.m. instead of March 27. # This change is due to a nationwide exam on 27th. -# +# # <a href="http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=70872"> # http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=70872 # </a> @@ -2698,7 +2698,7 @@ Link Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul # Istanbul is in both continents. # time this year after all. # # From Udo Schwedt (2011-10-18): -# As far as I understand, the recent change to the Ukranian time zone +# As far as I understand, the recent change to the Ukranian time zone # (Europe/Kiev) to introduce permanent daylight saving time (similar # to Russia) was reverted today: # diff --git a/leapseconds b/leapseconds index 6a914df..5b5c70e 100644 --- a/leapseconds +++ b/leapseconds @@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ Leap 2012 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S # # # A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2012. -# The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be: -# +# The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be: +# # 2012 June 30, 23h 59m 59s # 2012 June 30, 23h 59m 60s # 2012 July 1, 0h 0m 0s @@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ Leap 2012 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S # # # Daniel GAMBIS -# Head +# Head # Earth Orientation Center of IERS # Observatoire de Paris, France diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index 84876c9..1f784e0 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ Zone America/Juneau 15:02:19 - LMT 1867 Oct 18 -8:00 US P%sT 1946 -8:00 - PST 1969 -8:00 US P%sT 1980 Apr 27 2:00 - -9:00 US Y%sT 1980 Oct 26 2:00 + -9:00 US Y%sT 1980 Oct 26 2:00 -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 -9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30 -9:00 US AK%sT @@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ Zone America/Edmonton -7:33:52 - LMT 1906 Sep # Here is a summary of the three clock change events in Creston's history: # 1. 1884 or 1885: adoption of Mountain Standard Time (GMT-7) # Exact date unknown -# 2. Oct 1916: switch to Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8) +# 2. Oct 1916: switch to Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8) # Exact date in October unknown; Sunday October 1 is a reasonable guess. # 3. June 1918: switch to Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7) # Exact date in June unknown; Sunday June 2 is a reasonable guess. @@ -2673,20 +2673,20 @@ Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:20 - LMT 1890 # San Jose # except that it switches at midnight standard time as usual. # # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-25): -# Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz informed me that Cuba will end DST one week +# Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz informed me that Cuba will end DST one week # earlier - on the last Sunday of October, just like in 2006. -# +# # He supplied these references: -# +# # http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/article.asp?ID=%7B4CC32C1B-A9F7-42FB-8A07-86… # http://actualidad.terra.es/sociedad/articulo/cuba_llama_ahorrar_energia_cam… -# +# # From Alex Kryvenishev (2007-10-25): # Here is also article from Granma (Cuba): -# +# # [Regira] el Horario Normal desde el [proximo] domingo 28 de octubre # http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2007/10/24/nacional/artic07.html -# +# # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba03.html # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-09): @@ -2770,7 +2770,7 @@ Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:20 - LMT 1890 # San Jose # </a> # # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-10-30) -# Cuba will end DST two weeks later this year. Instead of going back +# Cuba will end DST two weeks later this year. Instead of going back # tonight, it has been delayed to 2011-11-13 at 01:00. # # One source (Spanish) @@ -2782,11 +2782,11 @@ Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:20 - LMT 1890 # San Jose # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html # </a> -# +# # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-01) -# According to Radio Reloj, Cuba will start DST on Midnight between March +# According to Radio Reloj, Cuba will start DST on Midnight between March # 31 and April 1. -# +# # Radio Reloj has the following info (Spanish): # <a href="http://www.radioreloj.cu/index.php/noticias-radio-reloj/71-miscelaneas/7529…"> # http://www.radioreloj.cu/index.php/noticias-radio-reloj/71-miscelaneas/7529… diff --git a/southamerica b/southamerica index ff6b2f0..ab4d14d 100644 --- a/southamerica +++ b/southamerica @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Rule Arg 2000 only - Mar 3 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 2007 only - Dec 30 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 2008 2009 - Mar Sun>=15 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S - + # From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21): # Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing # its timezone this winter... starting tomorrow night.... @@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # confirms what Alex Krivenyshev has earlier sent to the tz # emailing list about that San Luis plans to return to standard # time much earlier than the rest of the country. It also -# confirms that upon request the provinces San Juan and Mendoza -# refused to follow San Luis in this change. -# +# confirms that upon request the provinces San Juan and Mendoza +# refused to follow San Luis in this change. +# # The change is supposed to take place Monday the 21.st at 0:00 # hours. As far as I understand it if this goes ahead, we need # a new timezone for San Luis (although there are also documented @@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # <a href="http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1107912"> # http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1107912 # </a> -# +# # The press release says: # (...) anunció que el próximo domingo a las 00:00 los puntanos deberán # atrasar una hora sus relojes. @@ -799,8 +799,8 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-04): # State Bahia will return to Daylight savings time this year after 8 years off. -# The announcement was made by Governor Jaques Wagner in an interview to a -# television station in Salvador. +# The announcement was made by Governor Jaques Wagner in an interview to a +# television station in Salvador. # In Portuguese: # <a href="http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2011/10/governador-jaques-wagner-confirma…"> @@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 # Due to drought, Chile extends Daylight Time in three weeks. This # is one-time change (Saturday 3/29 at 24:00 for America/Santiago # and Saturday 3/29 at 22:00 for Pacific/Easter) -# The Supreme Decree is located at +# The Supreme Decree is located at # <a href="http://www.shoa.cl/servicios/supremo316.pdf"> # http://www.shoa.cl/servicios/supremo316.pdf # </a> @@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 # From Jose Miguel Garrido (2008-03-05): # ... -# You could see the announces of the change on +# You could see the announces of the change on # <a href="http://www.shoa.cl/noticias/2008/04hora/hora.htm"> # http://www.shoa.cl/noticias/2008/04hora/hora.htm # </a>. -- 1.7.9.5

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Tokelau in wrong time zone?
by Steffen Thorsen July 25, 2012

July 25, 2012

The IANA tz database, Wikipedia, CIA World Fact Book, most time zone web sites and a lot of other sources claim that Tokelau is on UTC+14 (or UTC-10 if they have not corrected for the date line switch in December). However, we got a complaint a few weeks ago, from a user in Tokelau that our Tokelau time on timeanddate.com was one hour ahead of the actual time there. He claimed Tokelau had the same current time as Samoa (UTC+13) at the moment and he worked for the Tokelau Government. This lead us to investigate, we double checked by calling hotels and offices based in Tokelau asking about the time there, and they all told a time that agrees with UTC+13. So it was soon evident that Tokelau is on UTC+13. The next problem was to find when they changed from UTC+14, or if it might have happened as they moved from UTC-10 last December (skipping 23 hours instead of a full day). But sources agreed that there had not been any time change recently, Tokelau does not participate in DST and that the change last December was to skip a full day - and this means that Tokelau was on UTC-11 last year. We found some NZ government sources, saying UTC-11, one being as far back as 2005: http://www.mfat.govt.nz/downloads/foreign-relations/tokelau/tokelau-brochur… says "Local time: GMT –11." One from 2012, but that one has not adjusted for the date line change: http://www.nzte.govt.nz/explore-export-markets/australia-pacific/Documents/… says "Time zone: GMT -11 hours" So, Tokelau has probably been on UTC-11 (or +13) at least since year 2005. This makes me wonder, has Tokelau ever been on UTC-10? Looking in the record for Fakaofo, it says they changed from Local Mean Time in 1901, and then moved the clocks by nearly 85 minutes! I looked through the australasia file and could not find any other location that moved their clocks by more than 1 hour as they went from LMT to a standard time zone or a time zone somehow connected to GMT. (The vast majority adjusted by less than 30 minutes.) Currently we have: (tabs mangled) Zone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 1901 -10:00 - TKT 2011 Dec 30 # Tokelau Time 14:00 - TKT Shanks says UTC-10 from 1901 and is probably the source here. I think there is a good chance the change actually was to UTC-11 back then, and that they have never changed their clocks after that - if not we would need to find some date between 1901 and 2005 that they changed their time zone. Don Higgins, Advisor to the Administrator of Tokelau raised the fact about the wrong time and has contributed significantly to our research. Best regards, Steffen Thorsen - timeanddate.com

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tzcode2012c and tzdata2012d available
by Paul Eggert July 21, 2012

July 21, 2012

New versions of the tz code and data are now available from ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/releases/tzcode2012c.tar.gz ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/releases/tzdata2012d.tar.gz These reflect the changes for Morocco's time stamps, which take effect in a couple of hours, along with infrastructure changes to accommodate how the tz code and data are released on IANA. Sorry about the late release. I will send more details to the tz mailing list shortly.

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unofficial tz repository on github
by Paul Eggert July 20, 2012

July 20, 2012

I've set up an unofficial repository containing the tz code and data at <https://github.com/eggert/tz>. This is supposed to contain the history of changes to the tz code and data, back to the first commit in 1984. I plan to use it to publish further proposed changes. The official tz distributions will remain in their current location, at <ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/>. The tz code was formerly maintained as an SCCS repository, but nowadays Git seems more appropriate. Unfortunately no publicly-available SCCS-to-Git converter was up to the task of migrating the tz repository; the two I tried mishandled old time stamps and lost revisions! So I wrote my own. This task languished until Arthur David Olson's recent higher-priority message about Morocco <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2012-July/018123.html>, which prompted me to move this task to the top of my list. The unofficial repository currently contains the latest public tz code and data distributions (tzcode2012b and tzdata2012c), with the following further modifications, each of which represents a proposed change: * Switch from SCCS to git. https://github.com/eggert/tz/commit/dccd5a16af62c52f2b49a2fe56270a710617cbbd This alters how version numbers are handled. * Morocco does not observe DST from Jul 20 03:00 to Aug 20 02:00. https://github.com/eggert/tz/commit/0e0bb39b15fbbaa759d66951ec727d640d17acc5 These are Arthur's changes for Morocco, with minor editing. * Adjust to iana.org distribution method. https://github.com/eggert/tz/commit/943c565e512880520c685c3233fa127f2341d3a3 This documents the switch to iana.org as a distribution site. * Fix HTML validation issues. https://github.com/eggert/tz/commit/8a52da39ed9a4988da930ded4946b0b24cc45f2c This is so that "make check" works again. I'll send details about these proposed changes in followup emails. Each email will contain one of the patches, along with a brief log entry describing its purpose. This is the style used by "git format-patch". Unfortunately I have not had time to look at the other changes that are pending. This will require looking through emails since about March, and merging the changes into the database. My impression is that these changes are less pressing, though, and I thought I'd get the Morocco change out first, and to make sure that this new distribution scheme works. Comments are welcome, especially those that fix bugs in the Morocco change or the development machinery.

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Re: [tz] Possible error in zone.tab
by OvV_HN July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

In reply to: [tz] Possible error in zone.tab Marvel, Jim (CPCOE) Jim.Marvel at honeywell.com Thu Jul 19 18:53:05 UTC 2012 Please check: CA +5946-12014 America/Dawson_Creek Mountain Standard Time - Dawson Creek & Fort Saint John, British Columbia The +5946 looks more like +5546 using popular map services. Jim Marvel My reply: http://www.geonames.org/ says: Dawson Creek YDQ Canada, British Columbia populated place population 10,802 N 55d 45m 59s W 120d 14m 10s Fort St. John Canada, British Columbia populated place population 17,402 N 56d 14m 59s W 120d 51m 10s Ermm..... doesn't that make America/Dawson_Creek an "illegal" zone name? Fort Saint John is more populated! Note the coordinates. Oscar van Vlijmen

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Possible error in zone.tab
by Marvel, Jim (CPCOE) July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

Please check: CA +5946-12014 America/Dawson_Creek Mountain Standard Time - Dawson Creek & Fort Saint John, British Columbia The +5946 looks more like +5546 using popular map services. Jim Marvel Software Engineer II Honeywell CMSS 8323 Lindbergh Court Sarasota FL 34243 Phone - 941.360.6209 (alt: 941.360.6213) Fax - 941.355.9241 jim.marvel(a)honeywell.com<mailto:nancy.ramm@honeywell.com>

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[PATCH 2/4] Morocco does not observe DST from Jul 20 03:00 to Aug 20 02:00.
by Paul Eggert July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

* africa (Morocco): Add special case for 2012. --- africa | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/africa b/africa index 6104815..1c6e520 100644 --- a/africa +++ b/africa @@ -798,6 +798,23 @@ Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou # "...à partir du dernier dimance d'avril et non fins mars, # comme annoncé précédemment." +# From Milamber Space Network (2012-07-17): +# The official return to GMT is announced by the Moroccan government: +# <a href="http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288"> +# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 [in French] +# </a> +# +# Google translation, lightly edited: +# Back to the standard time of the Kingdom (GMT) +# Pursuant to Decree No. 2-12-126 issued on 26 Jumada (I) 1433 (April 18, +# 2012) and in accordance with the order of Mr. President of the +# Government No. 3-47-12 issued on 24 Sha'ban (11 July 2012), the Ministry +# of Public Service and Administration Modernization announces the return +# of the legal time of the Kingdom (GMT) from Friday, July 20, 2012 until +# Monday, August 20, 2012. So the time will be delayed by 60 minutes from +# 3:00 am Friday, July 20, 2012 and will again be advanced by 60 minutes +# August 20, 2012 from 2:00 am. + # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S @@ -825,6 +842,8 @@ Rule Morocco 2011 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 0 0 - Rule Morocco 2012 max - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 2012 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2012 only - Jul 20 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2012 only - Aug 20 2:00 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 -- 1.7.9.5

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[PATCH 4/4] Fix HTML validation issues.
by Paul Eggert July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

* Makefile (SGML_TOPDIR): New macro, with default for Ubuntu (SGML_SEARCH_DIR): Use it. * tz-art.htm: Fix HTML typos uncovered by validator. --- Makefile | 4 +++- tz-art.htm | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index f5854f5..04b8c61 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ ZIC= $(zic) $(ZFLAGS) AWK= nawk # The path where SGML DTDs are kept. -SGML_SEARCH_PATH= $(TOPDIR)/share/doc/sgml-lib/REC-html401-19991224/ +# The default is appropriate for Ubuntu. +SGML_TOPDIR= /usr +SGML_SEARCH_PATH= $(SGML_TOPDIR)/share/xml/xhtml/schema/dtd/REC-html401-19991224 # The catalog file(s) to use when validating. SGML_CATALOG_FILES= HTML4.cat diff --git a/tz-art.htm b/tz-art.htm index 342fd97..7e57b6d 100644 --- a/tz-art.htm +++ b/tz-art.htm @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Supernaw.</td></tr> <tr><td>ID</td><td>272</td></tr> <tr><td>Total Time</td><td>73:05</td></tr> <tr><td>Notes</td><td>Includes the song "Twilight Time Zone."</td></tr> -<tr><td><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9fpxzykldje">AMG Rating</a></td><td>3.5 stars</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9fpxzykldje">AMG Rating</a></td><td>3.5 stars</td></tr> <tr><td>ADO Rating</td><td>2 stars</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Supernaw.</td></tr> <tr><td>Label</td><td>Columbia</td></tr> <tr><td>ID</td><td>CK-8905</td></tr> <tr><td>Total Time</td><td>45:36</td></tr> -<tr><td><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifqxqt5ld0e">AMG Rating</a></td><td>4.5 stars</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifqxqt5ld0e">AMG Rating</a></td><td>4.5 stars</td></tr> <tr><td>ADO Rating</td><td>1.5 stars</td></tr> <tr><td>Notes<td>The title song is also available on "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" and "The Essential Bob Dylan."</td></tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ Supernaw.</td></tr> <tr><td>Label</td><td>Universal Jazz France</td></tr> <tr><td>ID</td><td>B0012688-02</td></tr> <tr><td>Total Time</td><td>42:31</td></tr> -<tr><td><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3bftxzw0ldhe"</a>AMG Rating</a></td><td>3.5 stars</td></tr> +<tr><td><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3bftxzw0ldhe">AMG Rating</a></td><td>3.5 stars</td></tr> <tr><td>ADO Rating</td><td>2.5 stars</td></tr> <tr><td>Notes<td>Includes the song "Fire and Wood" with the lyric "The clocks were turned back you remeber/Think it's still November." -- 1.7.9.5

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