[tz] [PATCH] Updates for Chile 2013

Petr Machata pmachata at redhat.com
Wed Feb 20 21:55:04 UTC 2013


---
Hi there,

this is a patch for the Chile update that others have brought up.
I decided to apply the transition dates to single years only--the DST
policy is reevaluated every year anyway.

Thanks,
PM

 antarctica   |    4 ++--
 southamerica |   21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/antarctica b/antarctica
index f55cbde..83d6826 100644
--- a/antarctica
+++ b/antarctica
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ Rule	ChileAQ	2011	only	-	May	Sun>=2	3:00u	0	-
 Rule	ChileAQ	2011	only	-	Aug	Sun>=16	4:00u	1:00	S
 Rule	ChileAQ	2012	only	-	Apr	Sun>=23	3:00u	0	-
 Rule	ChileAQ	2012	only	-	Sep	Sun>=2	4:00u	1:00	S
-Rule	ChileAQ	2013	max	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	2013	max	-	Oct	Sun>=9	4:00u	1:00	S
+Rule	ChileAQ	2013	only	-	Apr	28	3:00u	0	-
+Rule	ChileAQ	2013	only	-	Sep	8	4:00u	1:00	S
 
 # These rules are stolen from the `australasia' file.
 Rule	AusAQ	1917	only	-	Jan	 1	0:01	1:00	-
diff --git a/southamerica b/southamerica
index e4c8720..331c2fd 100644
--- a/southamerica
+++ b/southamerica
@@ -1237,6 +1237,23 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco	-4:31:12 -	LMT	1914
 # Note that...this is yet another "temporary" change that will be reevaluated
 # AGAIN in 2013.
 
+# From Glenn Eychaner (2013-02-15):
+# The article:
+# <a href="http://www.diarioeldia.cl/articulo/entregan-fechas-cambio-hora-este-2013">
+# http://www.diarioeldia.cl/articulo/entregan-fechas-cambio-hora-este-2013
+# </a>
+#
+# In English:
+# [At] midnight Saturday April 27. That day, the clocks should be
+# delayed by 60 minutes, that is, being 23:59 hours and 59 seconds,
+# instead of going at 0:00 pm, the time should be adjusted to be the
+# same day 23:00.
+#
+# Turn, will resume DST midnight Saturday September 7. That day, the
+# clocks will move forward in 60 minutes, that is, being 23:59 hours
+# and 59 seconds, instead of going at 00:00 pm, will adjust the time
+# to be 01:00 hours on 8 September.
+
 # NOTE: ChileAQ rules for Antarctic bases are stored separately in the
 # 'antarctica' file.
 
@@ -1280,8 +1297,8 @@ Rule	Chile	2011	only	-	May	Sun>=2	3:00u	0	-
 Rule	Chile	2011	only	-	Aug	Sun>=16	4:00u	1:00	S
 Rule	Chile	2012	only	-	Apr	Sun>=23	3:00u	0	-
 Rule	Chile	2012	only	-	Sep	Sun>=2	4:00u	1:00	S
-Rule	Chile	2013	max	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	Chile	2013	max	-	Oct	Sun>=9	4:00u	1:00	S
+Rule	Chile	2013	only	-	Apr	28	3:00u	0	-
+Rule	Chile	2013	only	-	Sep	8	4:00u	1:00	S
 # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
 # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08.  Ignore these.
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-- 
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