From 668c48688e458dd611983a35ab8d5ee7d3f55c24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Parenti Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 23:06:30 -0500 Subject: Add %z commentary for Portuguese Atlantic zones. * europe (Atlantic/Azores, Atlantic/Madeira): Mention that several lines are merely constructed to emulate zic %z. --- europe | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/europe b/europe index c281449..17e0119 100644 --- a/europe +++ b/europe @@ -2194,6 +2194,23 @@ Zone Atlantic/Madeira -1:07:36 - LMT 1884 # Funchal -1:00 Port -01/+00 1966 Apr 3 2:00 0:00 Port WE%sT 1983 Sep 25 1:00s 0:00 EU WE%sT +# From Tim Parenti (2017-01-04): +# For the Portuguese Atlantic zones above, the transitions after 1942 (until +# 1992 for Atlantic/Azores and until 1966 for Atlantic/Madeira) are constructed +# to support representing Portugal's various DST schemes while zic %z is +# relatively new and not widely supported. +# +# The last several lines of each can ultimately be replaced with the following: +# For Atlantic/Azores... +# -2:00 Port %z 1966 Apr 3 2:00 +# -1:00 Port %z 1983 Sep 25 1:00s +# -1:00 W-Eur %z 1992 Sep 27 1:00s +# 0:00 EU WE%sT 1993 Mar 28 1:00u +# -1:00 EU %z +# For Atlantic/Madeira... +# -1:00 Port %z 1966 Apr 3 2:00 +# 0:00 Port WE%sT 1983 Sep 25 1:00s +# 0:00 EU WE%sT # Romania # -- 2.8.0