Here are proposed changes to southamerica and zone.tab to reflect changes in DST handling in Argentina. These are based on Mariano Absatz's patch; I've added a credit for Mariano, anchored the URLs, and preserved the ordering of zones in the southamerica file (to minimize differences with the current version). (In the future, we may want to revisit Argentina to remove now-superfluous comments and reorder the zones.) If no one finds problems, these changes will show up in the ftp versions on 2008-10-27. --ado diff -r -c old/southamerica new/southamerica *** old/southamerica Wed Oct 8 08:46:17 2008 --- new/southamerica Mon Oct 20 12:57:20 2008 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)southamerica 8.30 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)southamerica 8.33 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, *************** *** 193,198 **** --- 193,218 ---- # </a> # So there is no summer time in Argentina for now. + # From Mariano Absatz (2008-10-20): + # Decree 1693/2008 applies Law 26.350 for the summer 2008/2009 establishing DST in Argentina + # From 2008-10-19 until 2009-03-15 + # <a href="http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=16102008&pi=3&pf=4&s=0&sec=01"> + # http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?... + # </a> + # + # Decree 1705/2008 excepting 12 Provinces from applying DST in the summer 2008/2009: + # Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, La Pampa, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz + # and Tierra del Fuego + # <a href="http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=17102008&pi=1&pf=1&s=0&sec=01"> + # http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?... + # </a> + # + # Press release 235 dated Saturday October 18th, from the Government of the Province of Jujuy saying + # it will not apply DST either (even when it was not included in Decree 1705/2008) + # <a href="http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc"> + # http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc + # </a> + Rule Arg 2007 only - Dec 30 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 2008 max - Mar Sun>=15 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 2008 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S *************** *** 343,351 **** -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 Arg AR%sT # ! # Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), Chaco (CC), ! # Formosa (FM), Salta (SA), Santiago del Estero (SE), Cordoba (CB), ! # La Pampa (LP), Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN) # # Shanks & Pottenger also make the following claims, which we haven't verified: # - Formosa switched to -3:00 on 1991-01-07. --- 363,370 ---- -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 Arg AR%sT # ! # Cordoba (CB), Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), ! # Chaco (CC), Formosa (FM), Santiago del Estero (SE) # # Shanks & Pottenger also make the following claims, which we haven't verified: # - Formosa switched to -3:00 on 1991-01-07. *************** *** 364,369 **** --- 383,400 ---- -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 Arg AR%sT # + # Salta (SA), La Pampa (LP), Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN) + Zone America/Argentina/Salta -4:21:40 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 + -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May + -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec + -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 + -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1991 Mar 3 + -4:00 - WART 1991 Oct 20 + -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 + -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 + -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 + -3:00 - ART + # # Tucuman (TM) Zone America/Argentina/Tucuman -4:20:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May *************** *** 388,394 **** -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 Jun 1 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT # # San Juan (SJ) Zone America/Argentina/San_Juan -4:34:04 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 --- 419,426 ---- -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 Jun 1 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 ! -3:00 - ART # # San Juan (SJ) Zone America/Argentina/San_Juan -4:34:04 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 *************** *** 401,407 **** -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 31 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jul 25 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT # # Jujuy (JY) Zone America/Argentina/Jujuy -4:21:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 --- 433,440 ---- -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 31 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jul 25 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 ! -3:00 - ART # # Jujuy (JY) Zone America/Argentina/Jujuy -4:21:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 *************** *** 415,421 **** -3:00 1:00 ARST 1992 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT # # Catamarca (CT), Chubut (CH) Zone America/Argentina/Catamarca -4:23:08 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 --- 448,455 ---- -3:00 1:00 ARST 1992 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 ! -3:00 - ART # # Catamarca (CT), Chubut (CH) Zone America/Argentina/Catamarca -4:23:08 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 *************** *** 428,434 **** -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 Jun 1 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT # # Mendoza (MZ) Zone America/Argentina/Mendoza -4:35:16 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 --- 462,469 ---- -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 Jun 1 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 ! -3:00 - ART # # Mendoza (MZ) Zone America/Argentina/Mendoza -4:35:16 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 *************** *** 445,451 **** -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 23 -4:00 - WART 2004 Sep 26 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT # # San Luis (SL) Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 --- 480,487 ---- -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 23 -4:00 - WART 2004 Sep 26 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 ! -3:00 - ART # # San Luis (SL) Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 *************** *** 473,479 **** -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 Jun 1 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT # # Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (TF) Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 --- 509,516 ---- -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 Jun 1 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 ! -3:00 - ART # # Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (TF) Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 *************** *** 484,490 **** -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 30 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT # Aruba # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] --- 521,528 ---- -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 30 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20 ! -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 ! -3:00 - ART # Aruba # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] diff -r -c old/zone.tab new/zone.tab *** old/zone.tab Wed Oct 8 08:35:57 2008 --- new/zone.tab Mon Oct 20 12:54:50 2008 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)zone.tab 8.19 # # TZ zone descriptions # --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)zone.tab 8.20 # # TZ zone descriptions # *************** *** 42,49 **** AQ -6640+14001 Antarctica/DumontDUrville Dumont-d'Urville Station, Terre Adelie AQ -690022+0393524 Antarctica/Syowa Syowa Station, E Ongul I AR -3436-05827 America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires Buenos Aires (BA, CF) ! AR -3124-06411 America/Argentina/Cordoba most locations (CB, CC, CN, ER, FM, LP, MN, NQ, RN, SA, SE, SF) ! AR -3319-06621 America/Argentina/San_Luis San Luis (SL) AR -2411-06518 America/Argentina/Jujuy Jujuy (JY) AR -2649-06513 America/Argentina/Tucuman Tucuman (TM) AR -2828-06547 America/Argentina/Catamarca Catamarca (CT), Chubut (CH) --- 42,49 ---- AQ -6640+14001 Antarctica/DumontDUrville Dumont-d'Urville Station, Terre Adelie AQ -690022+0393524 Antarctica/Syowa Syowa Station, E Ongul I AR -3436-05827 America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires Buenos Aires (BA, CF) ! AR -3124-06411 America/Argentina/Cordoba most locations (CB, CC, CN, ER, FM, MN, SE, SF) ! AR -2447-06525 America/Argentina/Salta (SA, LP, NQ, RN) AR -2411-06518 America/Argentina/Jujuy Jujuy (JY) AR -2649-06513 America/Argentina/Tucuman Tucuman (TM) AR -2828-06547 America/Argentina/Catamarca Catamarca (CT), Chubut (CH) *************** *** 50,55 **** --- 50,56 ---- AR -2926-06651 America/Argentina/La_Rioja La Rioja (LR) AR -3132-06831 America/Argentina/San_Juan San Juan (SJ) AR -3253-06849 America/Argentina/Mendoza Mendoza (MZ) + AR -3319-06621 America/Argentina/San_Luis San Luis (SL) AR -5138-06913 America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos Santa Cruz (SC) AR -5448-06818 America/Argentina/Ushuaia Tierra del Fuego (TF) AS -1416-17042 Pacific/Pago_Pago