On Sun, 8 Sep 2013, Paul Eggert wrote:
would copy the value of VERSION into the zic output file.
Do you think this is a good idea?
From my experience from the last 24 hours, I think this would be a good idea.
The DST rules that existed in Israel a year ago, put the end of DST as yesterday (September 8). Since then, the DST rules have been amemded twice (November 2012 and July 2013). Hence, I have been getting e-mails from some people who have a mix of zic output files on their systems with three different change dates (Sep. 8, Oct. 6 and the correct, Oct. 27). A embedded version string would simplify sorting out the various binaries (as opposed to having to check explicit dates usings "zdump -v -c 2014 FILENAME"). _____________________________________ Ephraim Silverberg, CSE System Group, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Phone/Fax number: +972-2-5494521