proposed time zone package changes (Argentina, Mauritius, Niue, Syria)
Arthur David Olson
olsona at lecserver.nci.nih.gov
Wed Oct 8 12:50:34 UTC 2008
Here are proposed changes to time zone package data files:
africa Change Maurituis transition hours to 2:00 *standard* time
asia Change Syrian end of DST from October 1 to November 1
southamerica Add comment on new law 26350 (no data change yet)
zone.tab Fix Niue's longitude
If these pass muster, there'll be an ftp update on 2008-10-13.
(We're likely to have another update once we find out what actually happens
in Argentina this month.)
--ado
------- africa -------
*** /tmp/geta29756 Wed Oct 8 08:46:31 2008
--- /tmp/getb29756 Wed Oct 8 08:46:31 2008
***************
*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)africa 8.16
# <pre>
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)africa 8.17
# <pre>
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
***************
*** 453,463 ****
# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008
# and end on 29 March 2009.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -
! Rule Mauritius 2008 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S
! Rule Mauritius 2009 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis
4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time
--- 453,471 ----
# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008
# and end on 29 March 2009.
+ # From Ed Maste (2008-10-07):
+ # THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the
+ # beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the
+ # morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March.
+ # <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf">
+ # http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf
+ # </a>
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -
! Rule Mauritius 2008 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
! Rule Mauritius 2009 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis
4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time
------- asia -------
*** /tmp/geta29775 Wed Oct 8 08:46:31 2008
--- /tmp/getb29775 Wed Oct 8 08:46:31 2008
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*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)asia 8.23
# <pre>
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)asia 8.24
# <pre>
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
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*** 1957,1964 ****
# compilers can't handle or having multiple Rules (a la Israel).
# For now, use "Apr Fri>=1", and go with IATA on a uniform Sep 30 end.
Rule Syria 2008 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S
! Rule Syria 2008 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq
--- 1957,1976 ----
# compilers can't handle or having multiple Rules (a la Israel).
# For now, use "Apr Fri>=1", and go with IATA on a uniform Sep 30 end.
+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-10-07):
+ # Syria has now officially decided to end DST on 2008-11-01 this year,
+ # according to the following article in the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
+ #
+ # The article is in Arabic, and seems to tell that they will go back to
+ # winter time on 2008-11-01 at 00:00 local daylight time (delaying/setting
+ # clocks back 60 minutes).
+ #
+ # <a href="http://sana.sy/ara/2/2008/10/07/195459.htm">
+ # http://sana.sy/ara/2/2008/10/07/195459.htm
+ # </a>
+
Rule Syria 2008 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S
! Rule Syria 2008 max - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq
------- southamerica -------
*** /tmp/geta29794 Wed Oct 8 08:46:31 2008
--- /tmp/getb29794 Wed Oct 8 08:46:31 2008
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*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)southamerica 8.29
# <pre>
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)southamerica 8.30
# <pre>
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
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*** 177,182 ****
--- 177,198 ----
# http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)
# </a>
+ # From Rodrigo Severo (2008-10-06):
+ # Here is some info available at a Gentoo bug related to TZ on Argentina's DST:
+ # ...
+ # ------- Comment #1 from [jmdocile] 2008-10-06 16:28 0000 -------
+ # Hi, there is a problem with timezone-data-2008e and maybe with
+ # timezone-data-2008f
+ # Argentinian law [Number] 25.155 is no longer valid.
+ # <a href="http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm">
+ # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm
+ # </a>
+ # The new one is law [Number] 26.350
+ # <a href="http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm">
+ # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm
+ # </a>
+ # So there is no summer time in Argentina for now.
+
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
------- zone.tab -------
*** /tmp/geta29813 Wed Oct 8 08:46:32 2008
--- /tmp/getb29813 Wed Oct 8 08:46:32 2008
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*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)zone.tab 8.18
#
# TZ zone descriptions
#
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)zone.tab 8.19
#
# TZ zone descriptions
#
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*** 293,299 ****
NO +5955+01045 Europe/Oslo
NP +2743+08519 Asia/Katmandu
NR -0031+16655 Pacific/Nauru
! NU -1901+16955 Pacific/Niue
NZ -3652+17446 Pacific/Auckland most locations
NZ -4357-17633 Pacific/Chatham Chatham Islands
OM +2336+05835 Asia/Muscat
--- 293,299 ----
NO +5955+01045 Europe/Oslo
NP +2743+08519 Asia/Katmandu
NR -0031+16655 Pacific/Nauru
! NU -1901-16955 Pacific/Niue
NZ -3652+17446 Pacific/Auckland most locations
NZ -4357-17633 Pacific/Chatham Chatham Islands
OM +2336+05835 Asia/Muscat
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