Sync timezone data with 2007g zic release.

Author: tglsfdc

src/timezone/data/africa

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)africa	8.7
+# @(#)africa	8.9
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -218,7 +218,15 @@ Rule	Egypt	1995	2005	-	Sep	lastThu	23:00s	0	-
 # after observing the daylight saving time since May.
 # http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf
 Rule	Egypt	2006	only	-	Sep	21	23:00s	0	-
-Rule	Egypt	2007	max	-	Sep	lastThu	23:00s	0	-
+# From Dirk Losch (2007-08-14):
+# I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight
+# saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07.
+# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:]
+# http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm 
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53
+# From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17):
+# For lack of better info, assume the new rule is first Thursday.
+Rule	Egypt	2007	max	-	Sep	Thu>=1	23:00s	0	-
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Africa/Cairo	2:05:00 -	LMT	1900 Oct
@@ -416,6 +424,20 @@ Zone	Africa/Maputo	2:10:20 -	LMT	1903 Mar
 # Namibia
 # The 1994-04-03 transition is from Shanks & Pottenger.
 # Shanks & Pottenger report no DST after 1998-04; go with IATA.
+
+# From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30) in
+# <http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html>:
+# While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other
+# settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there
+# rises and sets earlier compared to other regions.  Chief of
+# Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of
+# the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest
+# of the country.
+# 
+# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-31):
+# Apparently the Caprivi Strip informally observes Botswana time, but
+# we have no details.  In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone.
+
 # RULE	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Namibia	1994	max	-	Sep	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Namibia	1995	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	0	-

src/timezone/data/antarctica

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)antarctica	8.3
+# @(#)antarctica	8.4
 # <pre>
 
 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):
@@ -191,10 +191,12 @@ Zone Antarctica/Syowa	0	-	zzz	1957 Jan 29
 Rule	NZAQ	1974	only	-	Nov	 3	2:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	NZAQ	1975	1988	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	NZAQ	1989	only	-	Oct	 8	2:00s	1:00	D
-Rule	NZAQ	1990	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	NZAQ	1990	2006	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	NZAQ	1975	only	-	Feb	23	2:00s	0	S
 Rule	NZAQ	1976	1989	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	S
-Rule	NZAQ	1990	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	S
+Rule	NZAQ	1990	2007	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	S
+Rule	NZAQ	2007	max	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	NZAQ	2008	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	S
 
 # Norway - territories
 # Bouvet (never inhabited)

src/timezone/data/australasia

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)australasia	8.6
+# @(#)australasia	8.8
 # <pre>
 
 # This file also includes Pacific islands.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Zone Australia/Lindeman  9:55:56 -	LMT	1895
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	AS	1971	1985	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
 Rule	AS	1986	only	-	Oct	19	2:00s	1:00	-
-Rule	AS	1987	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
+Rule	AS	1987	2007	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
 Rule	AS	1972	only	-	Feb	27	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	AS	1973	1985	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	AS	1986	1989	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	-
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ Rule	AS	1993	only	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	AS	1994	only	-	Mar	Sun>=18	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	AS	1995	2005	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	AS	2006	only	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
-Rule	AS	2007	max	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AS	2007	only	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AS	2008	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AS	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Australia/Adelaide	9:14:20 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			9:00	-	CST	1899 May
@@ -121,7 +123,8 @@ Rule	AT	1991	2005	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	AT	2000	only	-	Aug	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
 Rule	AT	2001	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	-
 Rule	AT	2006	only	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
-Rule	AT	2007	max	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AT	2007	only	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AT	2008	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Australia/Hobart	9:49:16	-	LMT	1895 Sep
 			10:00	-	EST	1916 Oct 1 2:00
@@ -145,9 +148,11 @@ Rule	AV	1988	1999	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
 Rule	AV	1991	1994	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	AV	1995	2005	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	AV	2000	only	-	Aug	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
-Rule	AV	2001	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
+Rule	AV	2001	2007	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
 Rule	AV	2006	only	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
-Rule	AV	2007	max	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AV	2007	only	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AV	2008	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AV	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Australia/Melbourne 9:39:52 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			10:00	Aus	EST	1971
@@ -166,9 +171,11 @@ Rule	AN	1987	1999	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
 Rule	AN	1990	1995	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	AN	1996	2005	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	AN	2000	only	-	Aug	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
-Rule	AN	2001	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
+Rule	AN	2001	2007	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
 Rule	AN	2006	only	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
-Rule	AN	2007	max	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AN	2007	only	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AN	2008	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	-
+Rule	AN	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Australia/Sydney	10:04:52 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			10:00	Aus	EST	1971
@@ -191,9 +198,11 @@ Rule	LH	1987	1999	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0:30	-
 Rule	LH	1990	1995	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:00	0	-
 Rule	LH	1996	2005	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00	0	-
 Rule	LH	2000	only	-	Aug	lastSun	2:00	0:30	-
-Rule	LH	2001	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0:30	-
+Rule	LH	2001	2007	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0:30	-
 Rule	LH	2006	only	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	0	-
-Rule	LH	2007	max	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00	0	-
+Rule	LH	2007	only	-	Mar	lastSun	2:00	0	-
+Rule	LH	2008	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	0	-
+Rule	LH	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00	0:30	-
 Zone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			10:00	-	EST	1981 Mar
 			10:30	LH	LHST
@@ -348,10 +357,14 @@ Rule	NZ	1976	1989	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	S
 Rule	Chatham	1976	1989	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:45s	0	S
 Rule	NZ	1989	only	-	Oct	Sun>=8	2:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	Chatham	1989	only	-	Oct	Sun>=8	2:45s	1:00	D
-Rule	NZ	1990	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	D
-Rule	Chatham	1990	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:45s	1:00	D
-Rule	NZ	1990	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	S
-Rule	Chatham	1990	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:45s	0	S
+Rule	NZ	1990	2006	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	Chatham	1990	2006	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:45s	1:00	D
+Rule	NZ	1990	2007	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	S
+Rule	Chatham	1990	2007	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:45s	0	S
+Rule	NZ	2007	max	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	Chatham	2007	max	-	Sep	lastSun	2:45s	1:00	D
+Rule	NZ	2008	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	S
+Rule	Chatham	2008	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:45s	0	S
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Auckland	11:39:04 -	LMT	1868 Nov  2
 			11:30	NZ	NZ%sT	1946 Jan  1
@@ -449,11 +462,20 @@ Zone Pacific/Funafuti	11:56:52 -	LMT	1901
 # US minor outlying islands
 
 # Howland, Baker
-# uninhabited since World War II
-# no information; was probably like Pacific/Pago_Pago
+# Howland was mined for guano by American companies 1857-1878 and British
+# 1886-1891; Baker was similar but exact dates are not known.
+# Inhabited by civilians 1935-1942; U.S. military bases 1943-1944;
+# uninhabited thereafter.
+# Howland observed Hawaii Standard Time (UTC-10:30) in 1937;
+# see page 206 of Elgen M. Long and Marie K. Long,
+# Amelia Earhart: the Mystery Solved, Simon & Schuster (2000).
+# So most likely Howland and Baker observed Hawaii Time from 1935
+# until they were abandoned after the war.
 
 # Jarvis
-# uninhabited since 1958
+# Mined for guano by American companies 1857-1879 and British 1883?-1891?.
+# Inhabited by civilians 1935-1942; IGY scientific base 1957-1958;
+# uninhabited thereafter.
 # no information; was probably like Pacific/Kiritimati
 
 # Johnston
@@ -862,33 +884,13 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # introduction of standard time in 1895.
 
 
-# South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
+# southeast Australia
+#
+# From Paul Eggert (2007-07-23):
+# Starting autumn 2008 Victoria, NSW, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT
+# end DST the first Sunday in April and start DST the first Sunday in October.
+# http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/daylight-savings-to-span-six-months/2007/06/27/1182623966703.html
 
-# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08):
-# The rules from version 7.1 follow.
-# There are lots of differences between these rules and
-# the Shepherd et al. rules.  Since the Shepherd et al. rules
-# and Bradley White's newspaper article are in agreement on
-# current DST ending dates, no worries.
-#
-# Rule	Oz	1971	1985	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	1:00	-
-# Rule	Oz	1986	max	-	Oct	Sun>=18	2:00	1:00	-
-# Rule	Oz	1972	only	-	Feb	27	3:00	0	-
-# Rule	Oz	1973	1986	-	Mar	Sun>=1	3:00	0	-
-# Rule	Oz	1987	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	3:00	0	-
-# Zone	Australia/Tasmania	10:00	Oz	EST
-# Zone	Australia/South		9:30	Oz	CST
-# Zone	Australia/Victoria	10:00	Oz	EST	1985 Oct lastSun 2:00
-#				10:00	1:00	EST	1986 Mar Sun>=15 3:00
-#				10:00	Oz	EST
-
-# From Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
-# I believe that the current start date for DST is "lastSun" in Oct...
-# that changed Oct 89.  That is, we're back to the
-# original rule, and that rule currently applies in all the states
-# that have dst, incl Qld.  (Certainly it was true in Vic).
-# The file I'm including says that happened in 1988, I think
-# that's incorrect, but I'm not 100% certain.
 
 # South Australia
 
@@ -934,6 +936,9 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # was gazetted in the Government Hansard on Sep 26 1994....
 # start on last Sunday in October and end in last sunday in March.
 
+# From Paul Eggert (2007-07-23):
+# See "southeast Australia" above for 2008 and later.
+
 # Tasmania
 
 # The rules for 1967 through 1991 were reported by George Shepherd
@@ -956,6 +961,9 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # Sim Alam (2000-07-03) reported a legal citation for the 2000/2001 rules:
 # http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au/fragview/42++1968+GS3A@EN+2000070300
 
+# From Paul Eggert (2007-07-23):
+# See "southeast Australia" above for 2008 and later.
+
 # Victoria
 
 # The rules for 1971 through 1991 were reported by George Shepherd
@@ -985,6 +993,9 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # [1] http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/HEISUN.html
 # [2] http://www.shrine.org.au
 
+# From Paul Eggert (2007-07-23):
+# See "southeast Australia" above for 2008 and later.
+
 # New South Wales
 
 # From Arthur David Olson:
@@ -1051,6 +1062,9 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # The Queensland Premier Peter Beattie is encouraging northern NSW
 # towns to use Queensland time.
 
+# From Paul Eggert (2007-07-23):
+# See "southeast Australia" above for 2008 and later.
+
 # Yancowinna
 
 # From John Mackin (1989-01-04):
@@ -1102,6 +1116,9 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # For Lord Howe dates we use Shanks & Pottenger through 1989, and
 # Lonergan thereafter.  For times we use Lonergan.
 
+# From Paul Eggert (2007-07-23):
+# See "southeast Australia" above for 2008 and later.
+
 ###############################################################################
 
 # New Zealand
@@ -1146,6 +1163,12 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # transitions at 2:45 local standard time; this confirms that Chatham
 # is always exactly 45 minutes ahead of Auckland.
 
+# From Colin Sharples (2007-04-30):
+# DST will now start on the last Sunday in September, and end on the
+# first Sunday in April.  The changes take effect this year, meaning
+# that DST will begin on 2007-09-30 2008-04-06.
+# http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Daylight-Saving-Daylight-saving-to-be-extended
+
 ###############################################################################
 
 

src/timezone/data/europe

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)europe	8.10
+# @(#)europe	8.11
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ Zone	Europe/Dublin	-0:25:00 -	LMT	1880 Aug  2
 
 ###############################################################################
 
-# Continental Europe
+# Europe
 
 # EU rules are for the European Union, previously known as the EC, EEC,
 # Common Market, etc.
@@ -2386,6 +2386,8 @@ Link	Europe/Istanbul	Asia/Istanbul	# Istanbul is in both continents.
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 # Most of Ukraine since 1970 has been like Kiev.
+# "Kyiv" is the transliteration of the Ukrainian name, but
+# "Kiev" is more common in English.
 Zone Europe/Kiev	2:02:04 -	LMT	1880
 			2:02:04	-	KMT	1924 May  2 # Kiev Mean Time
 			2:00	-	EET	1930 Jun 21
@@ -2397,6 +2399,8 @@ Zone Europe/Kiev	2:02:04 -	LMT	1880
 			2:00	E-Eur	EE%sT	1995
 			2:00	EU	EE%sT
 # Ruthenia used CET 1990/1991.
+# "Uzhhorod" is the transliteration of the Ukrainian name, but
+# "Uzhgorod" is more common in English.
 Zone Europe/Uzhgorod	1:29:12 -	LMT	1890 Oct
 			1:00	-	CET	1940
 			1:00	C-Eur	CE%sT	1944 Oct
@@ -2409,7 +2413,10 @@ Zone Europe/Uzhgorod	1:29:12 -	LMT	1890 Oct
 			2:00	E-Eur	EE%sT	1995
 			2:00	EU	EE%sT
 # Zaporozh'ye and eastern Lugansk oblasts observed DST 1990/1991.
-# Zaporozh'ye has an apostrophe, but Posix file names can't have apostrophes.
+# "Zaporizhia" is the transliteration of the Ukrainian name, but
+# "Zaporozh'ye" is more common in English.  Use the common English
+# spelling, except omit the apostrophe as it is not allowed in
+# portable Posix file names.
 Zone Europe/Zaporozhye	2:20:40 -	LMT	1880
 			2:20	-	CUT	1924 May  2 # Central Ukraine T
 			2:00	-	EET	1930 Jun 21