Re: [tz] Incorrect timezone offset with current Russian rules - tzdata or glibc bug or normal?

Andrei Borzenkov wrote:

I hit strange problem which looks like a bug

This topic came up before, and although indeed it is a mess, I'm afraid it's not a bug. Please see the thread ending here: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2014-October/021660.html The bottom line is that code should not be using 'timezone'.