From f7ba213e8cd24e1deeddaaeb5bbebaa2bd34817c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wollman Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 16:23:09 +0000 Subject: Merge timzeone data changes from vendor branch. Most significant change is 1996 EC harmonization. Also, the following timezones have been renamed: Asia/Frunze -> Asia/Bishkek Pacific/Cocos -> Indian/Cocos Pacific/Belau -> Pacific/Palau America/Navajo -> America/Shiprock and one new timezone has been added: Australia/Canberra --- share/zoneinfo/asia | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) (limited to 'share/zoneinfo/asia') diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/asia b/share/zoneinfo/asia index 4728367..cf4e3b6 100644 --- a/share/zoneinfo/asia +++ b/share/zoneinfo/asia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 7.11 +# @(#)asia 7.13 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to @@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ # 8:00 PST PDT Philippines* # 8:00 SGT Singapore # 8:00 UST UDT Ulan Bator* -# 9:00 JST Japan +# 9:00 JST JDT Japan # 9:00 KST KDT Korea # 9:00 MLT Moluccas* # 9:30 CST Australian Central Standard Time # -# See the `europe' file for Russia in Asia. +# See the `europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia. # # See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions. @@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ Zone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 # ZONE-DESCR Asia Cyprus Cyprus All points # Georgia +# From Paul Eggert (1994-11-19): +# Today's _Economist_ (p 60) reports that Georgia moved its clocks forward +# an hour recently, due to a law proposed by Zurab Murvanidze, +# an MP who went on a hunger strike for 11 days to force discussion about it! +# Alas, we have no details. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 2:59 - LST 1924 May 2 @@ -496,7 +501,14 @@ Rule Zion 1993 only - Sep 5 0:00 0:00 S Rule Zion 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Zion 1994 only - Aug 28 0:00 0:00 S Rule Zion 1995 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Zion 1995 only - Aug 27 0:00 0:00 S +# On 1995-03-13 Ephraim Silverberg corrected the next line from Aug 27 to Sep 3. +Rule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S + +# From Ephraim Silverberg (1995-03-13): +# The Spokeswoman's office confirmed that there are not yet any dates +# for the timezone conversion for the years 1996 and beyond yet +# and this is one of the things the newly-appointed Minister of Interior +# will have to decide sometime this year. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tel_Aviv 2:19:04 - LMT 1880 @@ -511,20 +523,44 @@ Zone Asia/Tel_Aviv 2:19:04 - LMT 1880 # `9:00' and `JST' is from Guy Harris. -# From Paul Eggert (November 18, 1993): -# Shanks says that the far southern Ryukyu Is (Nansei-Shoto) are 8:00, -# but we don't have a good location name for them; -# we don't even know the name of the principal town. -# There is no information for Marcus. -# Other Japanese possessions are probably like Asia/Tokyo. +# From Paul Eggert (1995-03-06): +# Today's _Asahi Evening News_ (page 4) reports that Japan had +# daylight saving between 1948 and 1951, but ``the system was discontinued +# because the public believed it would lead to longer working hours.'' +# Shanks writes that daylight saving in Japan during those years was as follows: +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +#Rule Japan 1948 only - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +#Rule Japan 1948 1951 - Sep Sat>=8 2:00 0 S +#Rule Japan 1949 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +#Rule Japan 1950 1951 - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +# but the only locations using it were US military bases. +# We go with Shanks and omit daylight saving in those years for Asia/Tokyo. +# +# The same news article also reports that Japan is likely to go on DST in 1996 +# as follows, where I've guessed the AT and LETTER/S columns: +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +#Rule Japan 1996 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +#Rule Japan 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S # From Shanks (1991): # Japan switched from the Japanese calendar on 1893 Jan 1. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:19:04 - LMT 1896 9:00 - JST +# If Japan adopts DST in 1996, replace the above line with the following lines: +# 9:00 - JST 1996 +# 9:00 Japan J%sT +# and uncomment the two `Rule' lines commented out above. + +# From Paul Eggert (November 18, 1993): +# Shanks says that the far southern Ryukyu Is (Nansei-Shoto) are 8:00, +# but we don't have a good location name for them; +# we don't even know the name of the principal town. +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] #Zone Asia/South_Ryukyu 8:14:44 - LMT 1896 # Amitori # 8:00 - CST +# There is no information for Marcus. +# Other Japanese possessions are probably like Asia/Tokyo. # ZONE-DESCR Asia Tokyo Japan All points @@ -566,6 +602,14 @@ Zone Asia/Alma-Ata 5:07:48 - LMT 1924 May 2 # ZONE-DESCR Asia Alma-Ata Kazakhstan All points +# Kirgizstan +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone Asia/Bishkek 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 + 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar + 6:00 Russia TS%s + +# ZONE-DESCR Asia Bishkek Kirgizstan All points + ############################################################################### # Korea @@ -604,7 +648,6 @@ Zone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890 ############################################################################### - # Kuwait # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 @@ -612,14 +655,6 @@ Zone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 # ZONE-DESCR Asia Kuwait Kuwait All points -# Kyrgyzstan -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Frunze 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 - 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar - 6:00 Russia TS%s - -# ZONE-DESCR Asia Frunze Kyrgyzstan All points - # Laos # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 -- cgit v1.1