[tz] Reading binary files

[enh]

last time i looked, yes, it carries about its own copy. (which is either an
advantage or disadvantage, depending on how you look at it.)

see, for example:
http://source.icu-project.org/repos/icu/data/trunk/tzdata/icunew/

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 09:37, Thom Hehl <Thom at pointsix.com> wrote:

> That doesn’t have the timezone database built in, does it?****
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> *From:* enh [mailto:enh at google.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 02, 2011 12:37 PM
> *To:* Thom Hehl
> *Cc:* tz at iana.org
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> *Subject:* Re: [tz] Reading binary files****
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> if you don't know what you're doing, you're probably better served by
> icu4c. they have APIs similar to the Java ones, but for C and C++.****
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> (i assume you don't want Java because if you did, you could just use the
> built-in stuff.)****
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> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 05:17, Thom Hehl <Thom at pointsix.com> wrote:****
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> OK, I give up. I’ve tried looking at the source code and it’s hopeless.***
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> Can someone please explain to me how to read the binary files and turn it
> into timezone information?****
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> All I need to do is write  a function that will take a UTC date and
> convert it into a timezone with a name that I specify and convert it back
> again. (I understand there are precision issues with the last one.)****
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> The code is not commented and I can find no documents.****
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> Please, I beg you, help me.****
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> --
> Elliott Hughes - http://who/enh - http://jessies.org/~enh/
> NIO or JNI questions? Mail me/drop by/add me as a reviewer.****
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