Here's what's needed to change Calcutta to Kolkata, assuming that the changes sent out earlier today have been made. --ado ------- asia ------- *** /tmp/geta7150 Tue Mar 18 16:03:21 2008 --- /tmp/getb7150 Tue Mar 18 16:03:21 2008 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)asia 8.17 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)asia 8.18 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, *************** *** 446,458 **** # India # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Asia/Calcutta 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Kolkata 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? 6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 15 5:30 - IST ! # The following are like Asia/Calcutta: # Andaman Is # Lakshadweep (Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Is) # Nicobar Is --- 446,458 ---- # India # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Asia/Kolkata 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Kolkata 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? 6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 15 5:30 - IST ! # The following are like Asia/Kolkata: # Andaman Is # Lakshadweep (Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Is) # Nicobar Is *************** *** 1702,1708 **** # kept their clocks set five and a half hours ahead of Greenwich Mean # Time (GMT), in line with neighbor India. # From Paul Eggert (2006-04-18): ! # People who live in regions under Tamil control can use TZ='Asia/Calcutta', # as that zone has agreed with the Tamil areas since our cutoff date of 1970. # From K Sethu (2006-04-25): --- 1702,1708 ---- # kept their clocks set five and a half hours ahead of Greenwich Mean # Time (GMT), in line with neighbor India. # From Paul Eggert (2006-04-18): ! # People who live in regions under Tamil control can use [TZ='Asia/Kolkata'], # as that zone has agreed with the Tamil areas since our cutoff date of 1970. # From K Sethu (2006-04-25): ------- backward ------- *** /tmp/geta7169 Tue Mar 18 16:03:24 2008 --- /tmp/getb7169 Tue Mar 18 16:03:25 2008 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)backward 8.5 # This file provides links between current names for time zones # and their old names. Many names changed in late 1993. --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)backward 8.6 # This file provides links between current names for time zones # and their old names. Many names changed in late 1993. *************** *** 24,29 **** --- 24,30 ---- Link Asia/Ashgabat Asia/Ashkhabad Link Asia/Chongqing Asia/Chungking Link Asia/Dhaka Asia/Dacca + Link Asia/Kolkata Asia/Calcutta Link Asia/Macau Asia/Macao Link Asia/Jerusalem Asia/Tel_Aviv Link Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh Asia/Saigon ------- zone.tab ------- *** /tmp/geta7188 Tue Mar 18 16:03:28 2008 --- /tmp/getb7188 Tue Mar 18 16:03:28 2008 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)zone.tab 8.15 # # TZ zone descriptions # --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)zone.tab 8.16 # # TZ zone descriptions # *************** *** 210,216 **** IE +5320-00615 Europe/Dublin IL +3146+03514 Asia/Jerusalem IM +5409-00428 Europe/Isle_of_Man ! IN +2232+08822 Asia/Calcutta IO -0720+07225 Indian/Chagos IQ +3321+04425 Asia/Baghdad IR +3540+05126 Asia/Tehran --- 210,216 ---- IE +5320-00615 Europe/Dublin IL +3146+03514 Asia/Jerusalem IM +5409-00428 Europe/Isle_of_Man ! IN +2232+08822 Asia/Kolkata IO -0720+07225 Indian/Chagos IQ +3321+04425 Asia/Baghdad IR +3540+05126 Asia/Tehran