Update to tzdata 2008a distribution (Chilean DST law change).

diff --git a/src/timezone/data/leapseconds b/src/timezone/data/leapseconds
index 583451e49e11869f6cd75ca565a366b26c248747..35df858d799bf678238b29c96519b1ae8a88d686 100644 (file)
--- a/src/timezone/data/leapseconds
+++ b/src/timezone/data/leapseconds
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)leapseconds  8.4
+# @(#)leapseconds  8.5
 
 # Allowance for leapseconds added to each timezone file.
 
@@ -46,26 +46,27 @@ Leap    1998    Dec 31  23:59:60    +   S
 Leap   2005    Dec 31  23:59:60    +   S
 
 # INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS SERVICE (IERS)
+#
 # SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE ET DES SYSTEMES DE REFERENCE
 #
 # SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
-# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
+# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS                
 # 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France)
 # Tel.      : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26
 # FAX       : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
 # Internet  : [email protected]
 #
-# Paris, 28 June 2007
+# Paris, 18 January 2008
 #
-# Bulletin C 34
+# Bulletin C 35
 #
-# To authorities responsible
+# To authorities responsible       
 # for the measurement and
-# distribution of time
+# distribution of time 
 #
 # INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
 #
-# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2007.
+# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2008.
 # The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the
 # International Atomic Time TAI is :       
 #
@@ -77,6 +78,6 @@ Leap  2005    Dec 31  23:59:60    +   S
 # will be no time step at the next possible date.
 #
 # Daniel GAMBIS
-# Director         
-# Earth Orientation Center of IERS
+# Head         
+# Earth Orientation Center of the IERS
 # Observatoire de Paris, France

diff --git a/src/timezone/data/southamerica b/src/timezone/data/southamerica
index ab4ea3a6c91a93313974465da934344edea53d1c..36a59bb64d2d6e838cfee88337ea445938dd2624 100644 (file)
--- a/src/timezone/data/southamerica
+++ b/src/timezone/data/southamerica
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)southamerica 8.15
+# @(#)southamerica 8.18
 # 
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -759,6 +759,26 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco    -4:31:12 -  LMT 1914
 # America/Santiago.  The pre-1980 Pacific/Easter data are dubious,
 # but we have no other source.
 
+# From German Poo-Caaman~o (2008-03-03):
+# Due to drought, Chile extends Daylight Time in three weeks.  This
+# is one-time change (Saturday 3/29 at 24:00 for America/Santiago
+# and Saturday 3/29 at 22:00 for Pacific/Easter)
+# The Supreme Decree is located at 
+# 
+# http://www.shoa.cl/servicios/supremo316.pdf
+# 
+# and the instructions for 2008 are located in:
+# 
+# http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm
+# .
+
+# From José Miguel Garrido (2008-03-05):
+# ...
+# You could see the announces of the change on 
+# 
+# http://www.shoa.cl/noticias/2008/04hora/hora.htm
+# .
+
 # Rule NAME    FROM    TO  TYPE    IN  ON  AT  SAVE    LETTER/S
 Rule   Chile   1927    1932    -   Sep  1  0:00    1:00    S
 Rule   Chile   1928    1932    -   Apr  1  0:00    0   -
@@ -789,7 +809,11 @@ Rule   Chile   1998    only    -   Mar Sun>=9  3:00u   0   -
 Rule   Chile   1998    only    -   Sep 27  4:00u   1:00    S
 Rule   Chile   1999    only    -   Apr  4  3:00u   0   -
 Rule   Chile   1999    max -   Oct Sun>=9  4:00u   1:00    S
-Rule   Chile   2000    max -   Mar Sun>=9  3:00u   0   -
+Rule   Chile   2000    2007    -   Mar Sun>=9  3:00u   0   -
+# N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time,
+# which is used below in specifying the transition.
+Rule   Chile   2008    only    -   Mar 30  3:00u   0   -
+Rule   Chile   2009    max -   Mar Sun>=9  3:00u   0   -
 # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
 # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08.  Ignore these.
 # Zone NAME        GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]