[tz] [PATCH] Updates for Chile 2013

Deborah Goldsmith goldsmit at apple.com
Wed Feb 20 23:16:43 UTC 2013


I’m not an expert (which is why I didn’t try my hand at it), but it looks like this patch will leave no rules for 2014 onward. Rather than removing the current lines, shouldn’t you move them to the end and make them “2014 max”?

Thanks,
Deborah

On Feb 20, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Petr Machata <pmachata at redhat.com> wrote:

> ---
> 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]
> -- 
> 1.7.6.5
> 





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