[tz] [PATCH] A few more spelling, accent, and commentary cleanups.
Paul Eggert
eggert at CS.UCLA.EDU
Thu Jun 26 17:07:15 UTC 2014
---
africa | 2 +-
australasia | 22 ++++++----------------
europe | 2 +-
northamerica | 19 ++++++++-----------
zic.c | 2 +-
5 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/africa b/africa
index 8591141..6e4ff7a 100644
--- a/africa
+++ b/africa
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Zone Africa/Bangui 1:14:20 - LMT 1912
# Chad
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912
+Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 # N'Djamena
1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14
1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8
1:00 - WAT
diff --git a/australasia b/australasia
index dac2a68..045be88 100644
--- a/australasia
+++ b/australasia
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ Rule NC 1996 only - Dec 1 2:00s 1:00 S
# Shanks & Pottenger say the following was at 2:00; go with IATA.
Rule NC 1997 only - Mar 2 2:00s 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13
+Zone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Nouméa
11:00 NC NC%sT
@@ -559,22 +559,12 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago 12:37:12 - LMT 1879 Jul 5
# backwards from 1:00am to 12:00am"
# From Laupue Raymond Hughes (2011-03-07):
-# I believe this will be posted shortly on the website
-# www.mcil.gov.ws
+# [http://www.mcil.gov.ws/ftcd/daylight_saving_2011.pdf]
#
-# PUBLIC NOTICE ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
-#
-# Pursuant to the Daylight Saving Act 2009 and Cabinets decision,
-# businesses and the general public are hereby advised that daylight
-# saving time is on the first Saturday of April 2011 (02/04/11).
-#
-# The public is therefore advised that when the standard time strikes
-# the hour of four oclock (4.00am or 0400 Hours) on the 2nd April 2011,
-# then all instruments used to measure standard time are to be
-# adjusted/changed to three oclock (3:00am or 0300Hrs).
-#
-# Margaret Fruean ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MINISTRY OF COMMERCE,
-# INDUSTRY AND LABOUR 28th February 2011
+# ... when the standard time strikes the hour of four o'clock (4.00am
+# or 0400 Hours) on the 2nd April 2011, then all instruments used to
+# measure standard time are to be adjusted/changed to three o'clock
+# (3:00am or 0300Hrs).
# From David Zülke (2011-05-09):
# Subject: Samoa to move timezone from east to west of international date line
diff --git a/europe b/europe
index 453cf96..6ab0413 100644
--- a/europe
+++ b/europe
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ Rule Poland 1944 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 -
Rule Poland 1945 only - Apr 29 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Poland 1945 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
# For 1946 on the source is Kazimierz Borkowski,
-# Torun Center for Astronomy, Dept. of Radio Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus U.,
+# Toruń Center for Astronomy, Dept. of Radio Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus U.,
# <http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl/~kb/Artykuly/U-PA/Czas2.htm#tth_tAb1>
# Thanks to Przemysław Augustyniak (2005-05-28) for this reference.
# He also gives these further references:
diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica
index 42a2a85..28a05ce 100644
--- a/northamerica
+++ b/northamerica
@@ -681,19 +681,16 @@ Zone America/Boise -7:44:49 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:15:11
# From Paul Eggert (2005-08-16):
# http://www.mccsc.edu/time.html says that Indiana will use DST starting 2006.
-# From Nathan Stratton Treadway (2006-03-30):
-# http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot0406.htm [3705 B]
-# From Deborah Goldsmith (2006-01-18):
-# http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf95/382329_web.pdf [2.9 MB]
-# From Paul Eggert (2006-01-20):
-# It says "DOT is relocating the time zone boundary in Indiana to move Starke,
+# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-26):
+# https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2006/01/20/06-563/standard-time-zone-boundary-in-the-state-of-indiana
+# says "DOT is relocating the time zone boundary in Indiana to move Starke,
# Pulaski, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Pike, Dubois, and Perry Counties from the
# Eastern Time Zone to the Central Time Zone.... The effective date of
-# this rule is 2:OO a.m. EST Sunday, April 2, 2006, which is the
+# this rule is 2 a.m. EST Sunday, April 2, 2006, which is the
# changeover date from standard time to Daylight Saving Time."
-# Strictly speaking, this means the affected counties will change their
-# clocks twice that night, but this obviously is in error. The intent
-# is that 01:59:59 EST be followed by 02:00:00 CDT.
+# Strictly speaking, this meant the affected counties changed their
+# clocks twice that night, but this obviously was in error. The intent
+# was that 01:59:59 EST be followed by 02:00:00 CDT.
# From Gwillim Law (2007-02-10):
# The Associated Press has been reporting that Pulaski County, Indiana is
@@ -1527,7 +1524,7 @@ Zone America/Montreal -4:54:16 - LMT 1884
# St. Théophile Buckingham
# Ontario Used generally in the cities and towns along
# the southerly part of the province. Not
-# used in the northwesterlhy part.
+# used in the northwesterly part.
# Manitoba Not used.
# Saskatchewan In Regina only.
# Alberta Not used.
diff --git a/zic.c b/zic.c
index ddf764c..fa25cd5 100644
--- a/zic.c
+++ b/zic.c
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ error(_("can't determine time zone abbreviation to use just after until time"));
if (lastat->at < rpytime(&xr, max_year - 1)) {
/*
** Create new type code for the redundant entry,
- ** to prevent it being optimised away.
+ ** to prevent it being optimized away.
*/
if (typecnt >= TZ_MAX_TYPES) {
error(_("too many local time types"));
--
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