On 06/06/2012 11:28 AM, Boruch Baum wrote:
Thank you all for your feedback.
I'll continue my work, and report back when I have a deliverable for zdump() etc.
https://github.com/Boruch-Baum/zdump-3- I've pushed a first commit to github with a C function to retrieve data from zoneinfo files. The repository includes a program to test the function (zdtest), a program to view a zoneinfo file's contents in order to verify the output (tzif-display), a man page (zdump.3) and two tangential bash scripts to illustrate the lack of localization of timezone abbreviations. In order to complete testing the function, I'm looking for zoneinfo files that use the 'J' ruleset (as opposed to the 'M' ruleset). Does anyone know of a zoneinfo file that uses the 'J' ruleset? Does anyone on the list have a package of 'theoretical' zoneinfo files that I could use for testing? All are welcome to try out the code, and please report any bugs, unexpected behaviours, or missing features. Also, any other feedback is welcome. Bugs and "issues" can be reported either via github (more convenient for me) or directly by e-mail to me (if github is not convenient for you).