[tz] %z in main format (was: Portugal)
Paul Eggert
eggert at cs.ucla.edu
Mon Mar 18 06:16:47 UTC 2024
This recent glitches with %z-related lines in the Portugal data lead me
to think that it's time to start using %z in the main format. For
example, instead of this:
> -2:00 Port -02/-01 1942 Apr 25 22:00s
> -2:00 Port +00 1942 Aug 15 22:00s
> -2:00 Port -02/-01 1943 Apr 17 22:00s
> -2:00 Port +00 1943 Aug 28 22:00s
> -2:00 Port -02/-01 1944 Apr 22 22:00s
> -2:00 Port +00 1944 Aug 26 22:00s
> -2:00 Port -02/-01 1945 Apr 21 22:00s
> -2:00 Port +00 1945 Aug 25 22:00s
> -2:00 Port -02/-01 1966 Apr 3 2:00
> -1:00 Port -01/+00 1983 Sep 25 1:00s
> -1:00 W-Eur -01/+00 1992 Sep 27 1:00s
the 'europe' file should contain this:
> -2:00 Port %z 1966 Apr 3 2:00
> -1:00 Port %z 1983 Sep 25 1:00s
> -1:00 W-Eur %z 1992 Sep 27 1:00s
This would eventually simplify future maintenance and help avoid similar
glitches in the future.
It's reasonable to move %z to main format now, as zic has supported %z
since release 2015f.
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