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[tz-announce] 2014b release of tz code and data available
by Paul Eggert March 25, 2014

March 25, 2014

The 2014b release of the tz code and data is available. It reflects the following changes, which were either circulated on the tz mailing list or are relatively minor technical or administrative changes: Changes affecting near-future time stamps Crimea switches to Moscow time on 2014-03-30 at 02:00 local time. (Thanks to Alexander Krivenyshev.) Move its zone.tab entry from UA to RU. New entry for Troll station, Antarctica. (Thanks to Paul-Inge Flakstad and Bengt-Inge Larsson.) This is currently an approximation; a better version will require the zic and localtime fixes mentioned below, and the plan is to wait for a while until at least the zic fixes propagate. Changes affecting code 'zic' and 'localtime' no longer reject locations needing four transitions per year for the forseeable future. (Thanks to Andrew Main (Zefram).) Also, 'zic' avoids some unlikely failures due to integer overflow. Changes affecting build procedure 'make check' now detects Rule lines defined but never used. The NZAQ rules, an instance of this problem, have been removed. Changes affecting commentary and documentation Fix Tuesday/Thursday typo in description of time in Israel. (Thanks to Bert Katz via Pavel Kharitonov and Mike Frysinger.) Microsoft Windows 8.1 doesn't support tz database names. (Thanks to Donald MacQueen.) Instead, the Microsoft Windows Store app library supports them. Add comments about Johnston Island time in the 1960s. (Thanks to Lyle McElhaney.) Morocco's 2014 DST start will be as predicted. (Thanks to Sebastien Willemijns.) Here are links to the release files: ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/releases/tzcode2014b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/releases/tzdata2014b.tar.gz The files are also available via HTTP as follows: http://www.iana.org/time-zones/repository/releases/tzcode2014b.tar.gz http://www.iana.org/time-zones/repository/releases/tzdata2014b.tar.gz Each release file has a GPG signature, which can be retrieved by appending ".asc" to the above URLs. Copies of these signatures are appended to this message. As usual, links to the latest release files are here: http://www.iana.org/time-zones/repository/tzcode-latest.tar.gz http://www.iana.org/time-zones/repository/tzdata-latest.tar.gz ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/tzcode-latest.tar.gz ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/tzdata-latest.tar.gz This release corresponds to commit ea08a2f6ef6b2cfe07ea2b3c570e59c9d8e9bd61 dated Mon Mar 24 21:28:50 2014 -0700 and tagged '2014b' in the unofficial github repository at <https://github.com/eggert/tz>. Here are the GPG checksums for the release files: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJTMQbFAAoJEO2X6Q5iqn40MmQP/jLFMoyIrHEHptt7gTxOiakP u+U2qhynw/tXQb44I+YgpYw54UPiZ7mGqQ9phGbmjcTsFT6vG9qO61LEMg9Y6nyr wu+qHYyKfqcLednTUFztR3x2aj4HWNVpMENXyoU+ZvVUw/Hd7J2uaNkw3n+zZYqY tZjMAkn7wPLVv2BGQPshkGQB7S5YEVdHcXyeey9mtS1TBCkPadldgSk6afsc7x89 lTiQ5v89dNJPfOqjRbyIBbS6I26XTxOlEQzuHdzWz5p1m1SUqznosEKw5Mnat5qe LNo3HnmwJyXXXrJDsgYja3yH3Ie4Bhs+y1kjJfwrArnQaex9UWmetHEKuJrz5VY1 HZadsNfVoBb4QYyZQiLxr/iqs/ZiTocX6xAdZpHdI5WSoUABfKLTgU67z1UFFVgd qEi335xK3/l6rFAOjwEzqEriugthSWU1SlqGCUAmP6c87gBgFFC+mMW/T1FnmZtn v/ST9L2xmeyS8a1693fnak1fATlTaF2j/JbrhqbhOFTim/k+u6LgXBpSZyuzs80/ gnLjGN5gAD7OhAMkjU1Ty5T3F1cGGev3kGgWX093JXugj4DszwUzzgG/NZniFkQc t+7B56jbxMTdFs+RB0YWfJ34QUbusAkWNprFyftPYMyF9PElKv6ngF+1XVFdq84Z jz7+k6FTz3hkU/Ru2s+4 =+BVZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJTMQbFAAoJEO2X6Q5iqn40o1gQAKrv5uiwH6nkf+vAG6u3P1e+ RXdP+fC0IDOQoJFYf4i6gv1LPZ4A3uzwU9fZ8Fq4ETmCRr8UZmtRkrVTqNchfobV Kkkn3XlX5IlPqirBVL3/L3wVGybj7kfauhWozJuyvQuQCaF58TqNAqfV7joSZLZt 8CwBYf1cnkuHkybLJjiur+s3nZ3nAhKa/6p1MbMJBMpeAWtAqdOWW3C/LIgvrX5n 292hzn+0CILcsESxai6YOYpb3VwsVOilqdyBCos16Ra/qRwKUqhtUh+N+/0HdjUw E+wPh4n3mDVMSwiVi0yiZSMACU/mQmwI0W0lQAyGRtMjpK32R/VrwHUAZRAt/B8G 0vOeGl5xXjuaPl46agkhBVhpUHX2ATLKmuJAwZ9jPUYkspqmT3ttzArXcfekFpeb xd6jlpQiqENeo8aZRSllTxE2zYJg5k6UvZ+NTMElh1AmRuUhh+kJq3SQnuEv2fqZ qEXuUZmdkMfLt3xF6OMDX1Uel/i6GFRfs+Lr7w6PV1HFVTiqZiOB5a1X3hn0dk8M cJQpwyhEfidZASQsKJADhMpUlon6i2O1jBJwyAWrMaCx38a2L6EX9jLPWyPRHze8 v386Rk319AOWupf/G48pJt/LnYiFw1F1AtOct9cpUBDJFoopGuU8O9D3Z49Carsd CknX8ICVszv7uQpCvwO4 =vlee -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ tz-announce mailing list tz-announce(a)iana.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/tz-announce

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Macao vs Macau in tzdata2014a/iso3166.tab
by Tomas Klacko March 23, 2014

March 23, 2014

Hi, the tzdata2014a/iso3166.tab lists "MO Macau". It used to be "MO Macao", for instance in tzdata2013d. Looking at: http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes/updates_on_iso_3166.htm it shows "MO Macao" (via the OBP link on page 14). I would like to check, is the "MO Macau" entry in tzdata2014a/iso3166.tab correct? Thank you, Tomas

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Time zone in Troll station
by Bengt-Inge Larsson March 21, 2014

March 21, 2014

Hello IANA! I have noticed that a number of research stations in Antarctica are listed in the tz database, but none in the UTC-1 to UTC+1 range, even if there should be such stations. One such station is the Troll station, which is operated year-around and belongs to Norway. I had a mail conversation with the responsible authority, the Norwegian Polar Institute, about which time zone the Troll station actually uses. The Troll station station officially uses UTC+0. During the dark season March-October, when no air or overland travel is done, it uses Norwegian summertime UTC+2 to simplify communication. So I suggest you add a new zone called Antarctica/Troll You may confirm this through Paul-Inge Flakstad at the Norwegian Polar Institute ( flakstad(a)npolar.no ) Yours Sincerely Bengt-Inge Larsson Sweden From: Paul-Inge Flakstad Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 12:49 PM To: Bengt-Inge Larsson Cc: Nettredaktør Subject: RE: Time zone in Troll station Hi again Bengt-Inge, I can now confirm that Troll is indeed at UTC/GMT 0. Furthermore - should it be of interest to you - our overwintering team follow Norwegian time (including summer time) during the period they are alone at Troll (March-October). This practice is in place simply to make communication with the head office in Norway more convenient. Thank you for asking us about this. Questions like this and feedback in general are important factors in identifying weak spots in our information channels. In this case, we will update our website with more correct information about the Troll station. Best regards, Paul-Inge Flakstad From: Paul-Inge Flakstad Sent: 3. februar 2014 11:04 To: 'Bengt-Inge Larsson' Cc: Nettredaktør Subject: RE: Time zone in Troll station Hi again Bengt, I see now that my initial reply might have been misleading. Our website page about Troll (where I pulled the info from) states that "Troll is 2 hours after Norwegian time". With Norway in GMT +1, this would implicitly place Troll in GMT -1. However, I believe this is wrong, and that you are correct; Several reliable(ish) sources place Troll in GMT 0, and I assume they base this on geographical coordinates. This also fits nicely into the "2 hours behind"-info on our website, provided one is comparing to Norwegian summer time. I have sent an e-mail to our Antarctica department, asking for verification, and will come back to you with a definite answer as soon as I receive their reply. Best regards, Paul-Inge Flakstad From: Bengt-Inge Larsson [mailto:bengt-inge@tele2.se] Sent: 31. januar 2014 17:33 To: Paul-Inge Flakstad Subject: Re: Time zone in Troll station That has to be 2 hours behind Norwegian Summer time, because I see that the clock on the web camera photos are one hour behind the Central European Winter time. And some other source, unchecked reliability, says there is Greenwich Time in the Troll area. Or is it ? Bengt-Inge Larsson From: Paul-Inge Flakstad Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 10:34 PM To: Nettredaktør ; Bengt-Inge Larsson Subject: SV: Time zone in Troll station Hi Bengt, Troll is 2 hours behind Norwegian time. Best regards,Paul-Inge FlakstadWeb developer, Norwegian Polar Instituteflakstad(a)npolar.no Bengt-Inge Larsson <bengt-inge(a)tele2.se>: Hello! Which time zone is kept at the Troll research station in Antarctica (what are the clocks there set at)? Or what is the time difference to Norway ? I ask since the time zone database used for computers contains some stations in Antarctica, only belonging to English speaking countries, USA; UK and Australia. But not Troll, and it seems that Troll is in some other time zone, since it is not located near those listed bases. Bengt Larsson Göteborg Sweden

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[PATCH] * zic.c (growalloc): Fix typos in size calculation and diagnostic.
by Paul Eggert March 21, 2014

March 21, 2014

--- zic.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/zic.c b/zic.c index 09fda7a..34b3dc1 100644 --- a/zic.c +++ b/zic.c @@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ growalloc(void *ptr, size_t itemsize, int nitems, int *nitems_alloc) return ptr; else { int amax = INT_MAX < SIZE_MAX ? INT_MAX : SIZE_MAX; - if ((amax - 1) / 2 < *nitems_alloc) - memory_exhausted("int ooverflow"); + if ((amax - 1) / 3 * 2 < *nitems_alloc) + memory_exhausted("int overflow"); *nitems_alloc = *nitems_alloc + (*nitems_alloc >> 1) + 1; return erealloc(ptr, size_product(*nitems_alloc, itemsize)); } -- 1.8.5.3

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Crimea to switch to Moscow Time as of March 30, 2014
by Alexander Krivenyshev March 18, 2014

March 18, 2014

According to the news, Republic of Crimea (Simferopol, Sevastopol, Kerch, Yalta, Yevpatoriya) will change its clock 2 hours forward (to the Moscow time) on March 30, 2014. Crimea to switch to Moscow Time as of March 30 http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03_17/Crimea-to-switch-to-Moscow-Time-as- of-March-30-8334/ or http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_crimea01.html Alexander Krivenyshev, http://www.worldtimezone.com

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Re: [tz] Crimea to switch to Moscow Time as of March 30, 2014
by Julian Cable March 17, 2014

March 17, 2014

Yes, I would, which suggests that a 'disputed' country is a bad idea, but that putting the zones in each country works better. It is important to NOT choose. Julian -----Original Message----- From: Paul_Koning(a)Dell.com [mailto:Paul_Koning@Dell.com] Sent: 17 March 2014 18:36 To: Julian Cable Subject: Re: [tz] Crimea to switch to Moscow Time as of March 30, 2014 On Mar 17, 2014, at 2:29 PM, Julian Cable <julian.cable(a)bbc.co.uk> wrote: > I don't think an authority is needed to approve the existence of a dispute. Would you mark "disputed" no matter who makes the claim of dispute? If yes, you would end up with so many entries that it becomes pointless. If no, then you're choosing authorities - those whose marking you would accept. Is South Korea disputed? Kim III would probably say it is. Is Taiwan disputed? Crimea? Israel? paul ----------------------------- http://www.bbc.co.uk This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this. -----------------------------

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Re: [tz] Crimea to switch to Moscow Time as of March 30, 2014
by dpatte March 17, 2014

March 17, 2014

Either pluralist view would be better than the current arbitrary system being used Sent from Samsung Note 3

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Paraguay 2014 DST rules
by Ciro Iriarte March 17, 2014

March 17, 2014

The paraguayan government decided to change once more the DST rule this year, please find enclosed a patch to be reviewed and included in "southamerica" zone file to accommodate this change. Regards, -- Ciro Iriarte http://iriarte.it --

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Ukraine 1990, PS
by Bogdan Krusiński March 16, 2014

March 16, 2014

google translator gone mad - translates ukrainian word 'bes' ("without") as 's' ("with") (i tried both translating into polish and eglish, both translations are opposite to what was in orginal). The decree from june 1990 do not mentions previous zone - just states that country moves to zone +2 GMT without addition of one hour (without DST) ie +2 GMT. with best regards Bogdan Krusiński

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Ukraine 1990
by Bogdan Krusiński March 16, 2014

March 16, 2014

Hello, the contenst of decree at http://search.ligazakon.ua/l_doc2.nsf/link1/T001500.html contain only one point: "1. Установити з 1 липня 1990 року на території Української РСР час другого часового поясу без додання однієї години." "1. Intorduction from 1st of July 1990 on territory of Ukrainian SSR time of two hours without addition of one hour". I'm a bit disturbed because I was directed by astro.com to these archives where it is translated as: "Set on 1 July 1990 in the Ukrainian SSR, the second time zone with the addition of one hour." "without" is not "with". Pozdrawiam serdecznie Bogdan Krusiński http://www.astrologia.pl

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