Time zone confusion and implementation hints

[Yves Goergen]

On 05.07.2010 15:43 CE(S)T, Tony Finch wrote:
> You can fit a table entry into four bytes, so for two transitions each
> year between 1970 and 2038 (136 entries) you need just over half a
> kilobyte.

That's the transition dates. Still need the offsets. And it's only until
2038... Okay, if I just specify that my calendar won't work before 1900
and after 2100, it's 2,4 kB. Per timezone.

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