[tz] [PROPOSED PATCH] Propagate Chile changes to Antarctica/Palmer

Mon Apr 6 04:07:50 UTC 2015

When recently changing the 'Chile' ruleset in 'southamerica', I
forgot to update its copy 'ChileAQ' in 'antarctica'.  This sort of
thing has been a continuing problem over the years.  Attempt to
make further recurrences less likely by moving 'Antarctica/Palmer'
from 'antarctica' to 'southamerica', so that there's no need to
copy the rules in question.
* antarctica (ArgAQ, ChileAQ): Remove.
(Antarctica/Palmer): Move to ...
* southamerica: ... this file, and use plain 'Arg' and 'Chile'.
* NEWS: Mention Antarctica/Palmer and the other affected zones.
---
 NEWS         |  3 ++-
 antarctica   | 51 +--------------------------------------------------
 southamerica | 22 +++++++++++++++++++---
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 35d2c10..8bef7a5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes
 
   Changes affecting past time stamps
 
-    The following changes affect some pre-1991 time stamps in Chile:
+    The following changes affect some pre-1991 Chile-related time stamps
+    in America/Santiago, Antarctica/Palmer, and Pacific/Easter.
 
       The 1910 transition was January 10, not January 1.
 
diff --git a/antarctica b/antarctica
index ebae994..2af088f 100644
--- a/antarctica
+++ b/antarctica
@@ -15,41 +15,6 @@
 # I made up all time zone abbreviations mentioned here; corrections welcome!
 # FORMAT is 'zzz' and GMTOFF is 0 for locations while uninhabited.
 
-# These rules are stolen from the 'southamerica' file.
-# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
-Rule	ArgAQ	1964	1966	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
-Rule	ArgAQ	1964	1966	-	Oct	15	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	ArgAQ	1967	only	-	Apr	 2	0:00	0	-
-Rule	ArgAQ	1967	1968	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	ArgAQ	1968	1969	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00	0	-
-Rule	ArgAQ	1974	only	-	Jan	23	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	ArgAQ	1974	only	-	May	 1	0:00	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	1972	1986	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	1974	1987	-	Oct	Sun>=9	4:00u	1:00	S
-Rule	ChileAQ	1987	only	-	Apr	12	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	1988	1989	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	1988	only	-	Oct	Sun>=1	4:00u	1:00	S
-Rule	ChileAQ	1989	only	-	Oct	Sun>=9	4:00u	1:00	S
-Rule	ChileAQ	1990	only	-	Mar	18	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	1990	only	-	Sep	16	4:00u	1:00	S
-Rule	ChileAQ	1991	1996	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	1991	1997	-	Oct	Sun>=9	4:00u	1:00	S
-Rule	ChileAQ	1997	only	-	Mar	30	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	1998	only	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	1998	only	-	Sep	27	4:00u	1:00	S
-Rule	ChileAQ	1999	only	-	Apr	 4	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	1999	2010	-	Oct	Sun>=9	4:00u	1:00	S
-Rule	ChileAQ	2000	2007	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
-# N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time,
-# which is used below in specifying the transition.
-Rule	ChileAQ	2008	only	-	Mar	30	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	2009	only	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	2010	only	-	Apr	Sun>=1	3:00u	0	-
-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	2015	-	Apr	Sun>=23	3:00u	0	-
-Rule	ChileAQ	2012	2014	-	Sep	Sun>=2	4:00u	1:00	S
-
 # Argentina - year-round bases
 # Belgrano II, Confin Coast, -770227-0343737, since 1972-02-05
 # Carlini, Potter Cove, King George Island, -6414-0602320, since 1982-01
@@ -344,21 +309,7 @@ Zone Antarctica/Rothera	0	-	zzz	1976 Dec  1
 # USA - year-round bases
 #
 # Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968)
-#
-# From Ethan Dicks (1996-10-06):
-# It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us
-# and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line....
-# I verified with someone who was there that since 1980,
-# Palmer has followed Chile.  Prior to that, before the Falklands War,
-# Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina.
-#
-# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/Palmer	0	-	zzz	1965
-			-4:00	ArgAQ	AR%sT	1969 Oct  5
-			-3:00	ArgAQ	AR%sT	1982 May
-			-4:00	ChileAQ	CL%sT	2015 Apr 26 3:00u
-			-3:00	-	CLT
-#
+# See 'southamerica' for Antarctica/Palmer, since it uses South American DST.
 #
 # McMurdo Station, Ross Island, since 1955-12
 # Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, continuously occupied since 1956-11-20
diff --git a/southamerica b/southamerica
index 908dd6e..be63a88 100644
--- a/southamerica
+++ b/southamerica
@@ -1225,9 +1225,6 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco	-4:31:12 -	LMT	1914
 # From Paul Eggert (2015-03-03):
 # For now, assume that the extension will persist indefinitely.
 
-# NOTE: ChileAQ rules for Antarctic bases are stored separately in the
-# 'antarctica' file.
-
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Chile	1927	1931	-	Sep	 1	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Chile	1928	1932	-	Apr	 1	0:00	0	-
@@ -1289,6 +1286,25 @@ Zone Pacific/Easter	-7:17:28 -	LMT	1890
 # Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fernández Is, Desventuradas Is,
 # and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago.
 
+# Antarctic base using South American rules
+# (See the file 'antarctica' for more.)
+#
+# Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968)
+#
+# From Ethan Dicks (1996-10-06):
+# It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us
+# and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line....
+# I verified with someone who was there that since 1980,
+# Palmer has followed Chile.  Prior to that, before the Falklands War,
+# Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina.
+#
+# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
+Zone Antarctica/Palmer	0	-	zzz	1965
+			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	1969 Oct  5
+			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1982 May
+			-4:00	Chile	CL%sT	2015 Apr 26 3:00u
+			-3:00	-	CLT
+
 # Colombia
 
 # Milne gives 4:56:16.4 for Bogotá time in 1899; round to nearest.  He writes,
-- 
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