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Re: [PATCH 2/4] * manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): Modernize North America, example
- From: OndÅej BÃlka <neleai at seznam dot cz>
- To: Paul Eggert <eggert at cs dot ucla dot edu>
- Cc: GNU C Library development <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 11:54:55 +0100
- Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] * manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): Modernize North America, example
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On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 02:35:45PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote:
> 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
> --
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