I've attached "2012c.txt" with proposed time zone package changes; for convenience, the text appears below (as munged by Gmail). A summary:<br><br>africa<br> Morocco 2012 DST from last Sunday in April through last Sunday in September.<br>
asia<br> Insert missing html directive at top of file.<br> Change start of DST in Syria to last Friday in March in 2012 and (as a guess) forward.<br> Starts and (guessed) ends of DST in West Bank and Gaza for 2012.<br>
northamerica<br> Start and end of DST in Haiti in 2012 according to US rules.<br><br>I'll send tarballs to KRE for possible use at munnari.<br><br> --ado<br><br>diff -r -c old/africa new/africa<br>*** old/africa 2012-03-27 11:38:41.434131900 -0400<br>
--- new/africa 2012-03-27 11:39:34.942225900 -0400<br>***************<br>*** 1,5 ****<br> # <pre><br>! # @(#)africa 8.33<br> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of<br> # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.<br>
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# wall clock time (i.e. 11pm UTC), but that's what I would assume. It has<br> # also been like that in the past.<br> <br>+ # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-03-09):<br>+ # According to Infomédiaire web site from Morocco (<a href="http://infomediaire.ma">infomediaire.ma</a>),<br>
+ # on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure légale:<br>+ # Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d'été<br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9">http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9</a>"><br>
+ # <a href="http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9">http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9</a><br>
+ # </a><br>+ # Governing Council adopted draft decree, that Morocco DST starts on<br>+ # the last Sunday of March (March 25, 2012) and ends on<br>+ # last Sunday of September (September 30, 2012)<br>+ # except the month of Ramadan.<br>
+ # or (brief)<br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html">http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html</a>"><br>+ # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html">http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html</a><br>
+ # </a><br>+ <br>+ # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-10):<br>+ # The <a href="http://infomediaire.ma">infomediaire.ma</a> source indicates that the system is to be in<br>+ # effect every year. It gives 03H00 as the "fall back" time of day;<br>
+ # it lacks a "spring forward" time of day; assume 2:00 XXX.<br>+ # Wait on specifying the Ramadan exception for details about<br>+ # start date, start time of day, end date, and end time of day XXX.<br>+ <br>+ # From Christophe Tropamer (2012-03-16):<br>
+ # Seen Morocco change again:<br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php">http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php</a>"><br>+ # <a href="http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php">http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php</a><br>
+ # </a><br>+ # "...à partir du dernier dimance d'avril et non fins mars,<br>+ # comme annoncé précédemment."<br>+ <br> # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S<br>
<br> Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S<br>***************<br>*** 793,798 ****<br>--- 824,832 ----<br> Rule Morocco 2010 only - Aug 8 0:00 0 -<br> Rule Morocco 2011 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 S<br>
Rule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 0 0 -<br>+ Rule Morocco 2012 max - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 S<br>+ Rule Morocco 2012 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 -<br>
+ <br> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]<br> Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26<br> 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16<br>diff -r -c old/asia new/asia<br>
*** old/asia 2012-03-27 11:38:41.449731900 -0400<br>--- new/asia 2012-03-27 12:17:45.198848600 -0400<br>***************<br>*** 1,4 ****<br>! # @(#)asia 8.70<br> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of<br>
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.<br> <br>--- 1,5 ----<br>! # <pre><br>! # @(#)asia 8.73<br> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of<br> # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.<br> <br>***************<br>
*** 2247,2252 ****<br>--- 2248,2276 ----<br> # <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808">http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808</a><br> # </a><br> <br>+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-26):<br>
+ # Palestinian news sources tell that both Gaza and West Bank will start DST<br>+ # on Friday (Thursday midnight, 2012-03-29 24:00).<br>+ # Some of many sources in Arabic:<br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638">http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638</a>"><br>
+ # <a href="http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638">http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638</a><br>+ # </a><br>+ #<br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html">http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html</a>"><br>
+ # <a href="http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html">http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html</a><br>
+ # </a><br>+ #<br>+ # Our brief summary:<br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html">http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html</a>"><br>
+ # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html">http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html</a><br>+ # </a><br>+ <br>+ # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-27):<br>
+ # The timeanddate article for 2012 says that "the end date has not yet been<br>+ # announced" and that "Last year, both...paused daylight saving time during...<br>+ # Ramadan. It is not yet known [for] 2012."<br>
+ # For now, assume both switch back on the last Friday in September. XXX<br>+ <br> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S<br> Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S<br>
Rule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -<br>***************<br>*** 2279,2284 ****<br>--- 2303,2310 ----<br> 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 1999<br> 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2011 Apr 2 12:01<br>
2:00 1:00 EEST 2011 Aug 1<br>+ 2:00 - EET 2012 Mar 30<br>+ 2:00 1:00 EEST 2012 Sep 28<br> 2:00 - EET<br> <br> Zone Asia/Hebron 2:20:23 - LMT 1900 Oct<br>
***************<br>*** 2292,2297 ****<br>--- 2318,2325 ----<br> 2:00 1:00 EEST 2011 Aug 1<br> 2:00 - EET 2011 Aug 30<br> 2:00 1:00 EEST 2011 Sep 30 3:00<br>
+ 2:00 - EET 2012 Mar 30<br>+ 2:00 1:00 EEST 2012 Sep 28 3:00<br> 2:00 - EET<br> <br> # Paracel Is<br>***************<br>*** 2583,2592 ****<br> # <a href="http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421">http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421</a> (Arabic)<br>
# </a><br> <br> Rule Syria 2008 only - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S<br> Rule Syria 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 -<br> Rule Syria 2009 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S<br>
! Rule Syria 2010 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S<br> Rule Syria 2009 max - Oct lastFri 0:00 0 -<br> <br> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]<br>
--- 2611,2638 ----<br> # <a href="http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421">http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421</a> (Arabic)<br> # </a><br> <br>+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-26):<br>+ # Today, Syria's government announced that they will start DST early on Friday<br>
+ # (00:00). This is a bit earlier than the past two years.<br>+ #<br>+ # From Syrian Arab News Agency, in Arabic:<br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2012/03/26/408215.htm">http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2012/03/26/408215.htm</a>"><br>
+ # <a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2012/03/26/408215.htm">http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2012/03/26/408215.htm</a><br>+ # </a><br>+ #<br>+ # Our brief summary:<br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html">http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html</a>"><br>
+ # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html">http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html</a><br>+ # </a><br>+ <br>+ # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-27):<br>+ # Assume last Friday in March going forward XXX.<br>
+ <br> Rule Syria 2008 only - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S<br> Rule Syria 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 -<br> Rule Syria 2009 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S<br>
! Rule Syria 2010 2011 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S<br>! Rule Syria 2012 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S<br> Rule Syria 2009 max - Oct lastFri 0:00 0 -<br>
<br> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]<br>diff -r -c old/northamerica new/northamerica<br>*** old/northamerica 2012-03-27 11:38:41.449731900 -0400<br>--- new/northamerica 2012-03-27 11:39:34.957825900 -0400<br>
***************<br>*** 1,5 ****<br> # <pre><br>! # @(#)northamerica 8.53<br> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of<br> # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.<br> <br>--- 1,5 ----<br> # <pre><br>
! # @(#)northamerica 8.54<br> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of<br> # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.<br> <br>***************<br>*** 2970,2975 ****<br>--- 2970,2998 ----<br> # From Stephen Colebourne (2007-02-22):<br>
# Some IATA info: Haiti won't be having DST in 2007.<br> <br>+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-11):<br>+ # According to several news sources, Haiti will observe DST this year,<br>+ # apparently using the same start and end date as USA/Canada.<br>
+ # So this means they have already changed their time.<br>+ #<br>+ # (Sources in French):<br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?article12510">http://www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?article12510</a>"><br>
+ # <a href="http://www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?article12510">http://www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?article12510</a><br>+ # </a><br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://radiovision2000haiti.net/home/?p=13253">http://radiovision2000haiti.net/home/?p=13253</a>"><br>
+ # <a href="http://radiovision2000haiti.net/home/?p=13253">http://radiovision2000haiti.net/home/?p=13253</a><br>+ # </a><br>+ #<br>+ # Our coverage:<br>+ # <a href="<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/haiti-dst-2012.html">http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/haiti-dst-2012.html</a>"><br>
+ # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/haiti-dst-2012.html">http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/haiti-dst-2012.html</a><br>+ # </a><br>+ <br>+ # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-11):<br>+ # The <a href="http://alterpresse.org">alterpresse.org</a> source seems to show a US-style leap from 2:00 a.m. to<br>
+ # 3:00 a.m. rather than the traditional Haitian jump at midnight.<br>+ # Assume a US-style fall back as well XXX.<br>+ # Do not yet assume that the change carries forward past 2012 XXX.<br> <br> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S<br>
Rule Haiti 1983 only - May 8 0:00 1:00 D<br>***************<br>*** 2981,2986 ****<br>--- 3004,3011 ----<br> Rule Haiti 1988 1997 - Oct lastSun 1:00s 0 S<br> Rule Haiti 2005 2006 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D<br>
Rule Haiti 2005 2006 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0 S<br>+ Rule Haiti 2012 only - Mar Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D<br>+ Rule Haiti 2012 only - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 0 S<br>
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]<br> Zone America/Port-au-Prince -4:49:20 - LMT 1890<br> -4:49 - PPMT 1917 Jan 24 12:00 # P-a-P MT<br><br>