[tz] [PATCH] * australasia (Pacific/Apia, WS): Move DST data from Zone to Rule lines.
Paul Eggert
eggert at cs.ucla.edu
Tue Jul 8 18:43:55 UTC 2014
This doesn't change the output, but is shorter and easier to follow.
Trim and adjust commentary a bit.
---
australasia | 31 +++++++++++--------------------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/australasia b/australasia
index 1fd7cb1..605d8dd 100644
--- a/australasia
+++ b/australasia
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago 12:37:12 - LMT 1879 Jul 5
-11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering
-11:00 - SST # S=Samoa
-# Samoa
+# Samoa (formerly and also known as Western Samoa)
# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-16):
# We have been in contact with the government of Samoa again, and received
@@ -592,35 +592,26 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago 12:37:12 - LMT 1879 Jul 5
# Thursday 29th December 2011 23:59:59 Hours
# Saturday 31st December 2011 00:00:00 Hours
#
-# Clarification by Tim Parenti (2012-01-03):
-# Although Samoa has used Daylight Saving Time in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012
-# seasons, there is not yet any indication that this trend will continue on
-# a regular basis. For now, we have explicitly listed the transitions below.
-#
-# From Nicky (2012-09-10):
+# From Nicholas Pereira (2012-09-10):
# Daylight Saving Time commences on Sunday 30th September 2012 and
-# ends on Sunday 7th of April 2013.
-#
-# Please find link below for more information.
+# ends on Sunday 7th of April 2013....
# http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html
#
-# That publication also includes dates for Summer of 2013/4 as well
-# which give the impression of a pattern in selecting dates for the
-# future, so for now, we will guess this will continue.
+# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-08):
+# That web page currently lists transitions for 2012/3 and 2013/4.
+# Assume the pattern instituted in 2012 will continue indefinitely.
-# Western Samoa
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule WS 2012 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 1 D
+Rule WS 2010 only - Sep lastSun 0:00 1 D
+Rule WS 2011 only - Apr Sat>=1 4:00 0 -
+Rule WS 2011 only - Sep lastSat 3:00 1 D
Rule WS 2012 max - Apr Sun>=1 4:00 0 -
+Rule WS 2012 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 1 D
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5
-11:26:56 - LMT 1911
-11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time
- -11:00 - WST 2010 Sep 26
- -11:00 1:00 WSDT 2011 Apr 2 4:00
- -11:00 - WST 2011 Sep 24 3:00
- -11:00 1:00 WSDT 2011 Dec 29 24:00
- 13:00 1:00 WSDT 2012 Apr Sun>=1 4:00
+ -11:00 WS WS%sT 2011 Dec 29 24:00
13:00 WS WS%sT
# Solomon Is
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