From 6b4f03dcf5551677bf5c6c401b473a0541a69dac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:48:20 -0700 Subject: [PROPOSED PATCH] * NEWS: Add compatibility note for 2016b. --- NEWS | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 6c5237b..82328aa 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ Release 2016c - 2016-03-23 00:51:27 -0700 Release 2016b - 2016-03-12 17:30:14 -0800 + Compatibility note + + Starting with release 2016b, some data entries cause zic implementations + derived from tz releases 2005j through 2015e to issue warnings like + "time zone abbreviation differs from POSIX standard (+03)". + These warnings should not otherwise affect zic's output and can safely be + ignored on today's platforms, as the warnings refer to a restriction in + POSIX.1-1988 that was removed in POSIX.1-2001. One way to suppress the + warnings is to upgrade to zic derived from tz releases 2015f and later. + Changes affecting future time stamps New zones Europe/Astrakhan and Europe/Ulyanovsk for Astrakhan and -- 2.5.5