On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Iain Truskett wrote: > * Dave Rolsky ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [18 Jul 2003 12:56]: > > Can someone tell me what the _local_ time is for TZ changes in Sydney? My > > reading of the time zone file suggests that on the last Sunday in March, > > at _1:00_ (AM) local time, the clock is moved one hour back, > > All times I mention below are going 'by the wall clock'. > > It's always announced as being 2am that then becomes 1am. > That is, we experience 2am twice. > > > and that on the last Sunday in October, at _2:00_ (AM) local time, the > > clock is moved forward one hour. > > Correct. > > > But I might be wrong, in which case it's always 2:00 AM local time. > > In March, 2am becomes 1am. In October, 2am becomes 3am.
I figured this out by looking at timeanddate.com and comparing their data to my output. I've got that time zone fixed, along with Europe/Vienna. Now if I can fix a few others, I think I'll actually have the whole damn thing fixed. The Olson database is a huge PITA to deal with. No docs on what things in it _mean_, nor any set of output to compare it to. And the only free software code I can find to compare mine to is the zic program that comes in the tzcode distro, which is a maze of nasty C code. Ick. -dave /*======================= House Absolute Consulting www.houseabsolute.com =======================*/
