Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:48:07 +1000 (EST) From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/124051: [patch] update src/share/zoneinfo to 2008c Message-ID: <20080527224807.5D7AC99@k7.mavetju> Resent-Message-ID: <200805272250.m4RMo1QA060646@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 124051 >Category: misc >Synopsis: [patch] update src/share/zoneinfo to 2008c >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue May 27 22:50:01 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Edwin Groothuis >Release: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE i386 >Organization: - >Environment: System: FreeBSD k7.mavetju 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb 24 19:59:52 UTC 2008 root@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: Update src/share/zoneinfo with the data of tzdata2008c - africa/Morocco observes DST in 2008 - asia/Choibalsan is now 8 hours off UCT - asia/Pakistan observes DST in 2008 >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: As described in src/share/zoneinfo/Makefile. diff -u b/africa c/africa --- b/africa 2008-03-24 23:30:58.000000000 +1100 +++ c/africa 2008-05-20 07:48:03.000000000 +1000 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)africa 8.10 +# @(#)africa 8.11 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -400,6 +400,77 @@ # Morocco # See the `europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta). + +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): +# Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between +# 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008. +# +# "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will +# be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to +# Communication Minister and Gov ernment Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...." +# +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html">; +# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html +# </a> +# OR +# <a href="http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html">; +# http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html +# </a> + +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): +# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe Presse: +# <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view">; +# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view +# </a> +# +# Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt. +# spokesman. + +# From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09): +# According to this article: +# <a href="http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html">; +# http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html +# </a> +# (and republished here: +# <a href="http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html">; +# http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html +# </a> +# ) +# the changes occurs at midnight: +# +# saturday night may 31st at midnight (which in french is to be +# intrepreted as the night between saturday and sunday) +# sunday night the 28th at midnight +# +# Seeing that the 28th is monday, I am guessing that she intends to say +# the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between sunday and +# monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive +# june1st to sept 27th. +# +# The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree +# published on the web. +# +# It's also confirmed here: +# <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm "> +# http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm +# </a> +# on a government portal as being between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet +# posted in english). +# +# The following google query will generate many relevant hits: +# <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search">; +# http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search +# </a> + +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): +# Is Western Sahara (part which administrated by Morocco) going to follow +# Morocco DST changes? Any information? What about other part of +# Western Sahara - under administration of POLISARIO Front (also named +# SADR Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic)? + +# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09): +# XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now. + # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 - @@ -416,11 +487,13 @@ Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16 1:00 - CET 1986 - 0:00 - WET + 0:00 Morocco WE%sT # Western Sahara Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14 diff -u b/asia c/asia --- b/asia 2008-03-24 23:30:58.000000000 +1100 +++ c/asia 2008-05-20 07:47:52.000000000 +1000 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 8.18 +# @(#)asia 8.20 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -1376,6 +1376,42 @@ # They decided not to adopt daylight-saving time.... # http://www.mongolnews.mn/index.php?module=unuudur&sec=view&id=15742 +# From Deborah Goldsmith (2008-03-30): +# We received a bug report claiming that the tz database UTC offset for +# Asia/Choibalsan (GMT+09:00) is incorrect, and that it should be GMT +# +08:00 instead. Different sources appear to disagree with the tz +# database on this, e.g.: +# +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026">; +# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026 +# </a> +# <a href="http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx">; +# http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx +# </a> +# +# both say GMT+08:00. + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-31): +# eznis airways, which operates several domestic flights, has a flight +# schedule here: +# <a href="http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112" +# http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112 +# </a> +# (click the English flag for English) +# +# There it appears that flights between Choibalsan and Ulaanbatar arrive +# about 1:35 - 1:50 hours later in local clock time, no matter the +# direction, while Ulaanbaatar-Khvod takes 2 hours in the Eastern +# direction and 3:35 back, which indicates that Ulaanbatar and Khvod are +# in different time zones (like we know about), while Choibalsan and +# Ulaanbatar are in the same time zone (correction needed). + +# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19): +# Assume that Choibalsan is indeed offset by 8:00. +# XXX--in the absence of better information, assume that transition +# was at the start of 2008-03-31 (the day of Steffen Thorsen's report); +# this is almost surely wrong. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Mongol 1983 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Mongol 1983 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -1411,7 +1447,8 @@ Zone Asia/Choibalsan 7:38:00 - LMT 1905 Aug 7:00 - ULAT 1978 8:00 - ULAT 1983 Apr - 9:00 Mongol CHO%sT # Choibalsan Time + 9:00 Mongol CHO%sT 2008 Mar 31 # Choibalsan Time + 8:00 Mongol CHO%sT # Nepal # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -1461,10 +1498,32 @@ # The minister told a news conference that the experiment had rather # shown 8 per cent higher consumption of electricity. +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-15): +# +# Here is an article that Pakistan plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time +# on June 1, 2008 for 3 months. +# +# "... The federal cabinet on Wednesday announced a new conservation plan to help +# reduce load shedding by approving the closure of commercial centres at 9pm and +# moving clocks forward by one hour for the next three months. +# ...." +# +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html">; +# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html +# </a> +# OR +# <a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4">; +# http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4 +# </a> + +# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19): +# XXX--midnight transitions is a guess; 2008 only is a guess. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:01 0 - +Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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