(was: error Portugal 1980) On Thu, 29 Feb 2024 at 18:45, Alois Treindl via tz <tz@iana.org> wrote:
I have the impression that the document form the Lisbon astronomical observatory, which I linked in my first post, is quite reliable.
Yes, I had gotten the same impression when I began my research on this in 2021, though I did find what appears to be at least one error in even the Observatory's data based on the laws I inspected.
It names the law numbers, which are easy to find here https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/home
Of course, but there are over 50 referenced decrees and ordinances, and the Observatory's listing for continental Portugal didn't mention the islands when we already knew there was some divergence from the mainland in the 1980s. Hence the call for assistance earlier. Thankfully, the Observatory has another page that lists the laws currently in force for the mainland and the islands: https://oal.ul.pt/hora-legal/legislacao/ Using those references, I was able to work backward through each law's revocations and abrogations to a clearer point, constructing a history for the islands. (Without those footholds, I would have had nowhere to even start.) Attached is a draft patch summing up the results of this research for the Portuguese mainland, the islands, and some of its former overseas territories. It is not yet ready for merge, as it still needs a NEWS item and commit message which I'll work on shortly, but more importantly it needs review from the list. There are a few editorial/stylistic decisions I made, mostly to keep things simpler, that could be changed if there are compelling reasons… but it should mostly only need spot-checks for correctness, which hopefully the added commentary will help with. The patch can also be reviewed (temporarily) on GitHub at: https://github.com/timparenti/tz-development/commit/0588a349673bfd5b4edadb3e... -- Tim Parenti