Attachment 7205 Details for Bug 15968 – * manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): Modernize North America example

[patch] * manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): Modernize North America example

0002-manual-time.texi-TZ-Variable-Modernize-North-America.patch (text/plain), 1.99 KB, created by Paul Eggert on 2013-09-18 20:23:59 UTC

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>From 0b40fcd512d7e42e20a284d5b6a49bc9fffcdd74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
>Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:58:13 -0700
>Subject: [PATCH 2/4] * manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): Modernize North America
> example
>
>to reflect current (i.e., 2007-and-later) daylight saving rules.
>---
> ChangeLog        |  3 +++
> manual/time.texi | 11 ++++++-----
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
>index aea9e22..35c936b 100644
>--- a/ChangeLog
>+++ b/ChangeLog
>@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
> 2013-09-18  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
> 
>+	* manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): Modernize North America example
>+	to reflect current (i.e., 2007-and-later) daylight saving rules.
>+
> 	* manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): POSIX.1 hour can be 24.
> 
> 2013-09-18  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
>diff --git a/manual/time.texi b/manual/time.texi
>index 8de83b3..162f309 100644
>--- a/manual/time.texi
>+++ b/manual/time.texi
>@@ -2084,15 +2084,16 @@ The @var{time} fields specify when, in the local time currently in
> effect, the change to the other time occurs.  If omitted, the default is
> @code{02:00:00}.
> 
>-For example, here is how you would specify the Eastern time zone in the
>-United States, including the appropriate Daylight Saving Time and its dates
>-of applicability.  The normal offset from UTC is 5 hours; since this is
>+Here is an example @code{TZ} value, including the appropriate
>+Daylight Saving Time and its dates of applicability.  In North
>+American Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT),
>+the normal offset from UTC is 5 hours; since this is
> west of the prime meridian, the sign is positive.  Summer time begins on
>-the first Sunday in April at 2:00am, and ends on the last Sunday in October
>+March's second Sunday at 2:00am, and ends on November's first Sunday
> at 2:00am.
> 
> @smallexample
>-EST+5EDT,M4.1.0/2,M10.5.0/2
>+EST+5EDT,M3.2.0/2,M11.1.0/2
> @end smallexample
> 
> The schedule of Daylight Saving Time in any particular jurisdiction has
>-- 
>1.8.3.1
>

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