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Bug#469194: tzdata: Patch attached to fix the DST transition



On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 05:01:34PM -0300, German Poo Caaman~o wrote:
> Package: tzdata
> Version: 2007j-1etch2
> Followup-For: Bug #469194
> 
> The following patch should fix the issue.
> 

I have just tried it but it doesn't work. Please find below the patch
that will be used instead.

--- southamerica	2008-03-04 14:00:04.000000000 +0100
+++ southamerica	2008-03-04 14:02:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -759,6 +759,15 @@
 # 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.
+
 # 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 +798,9 @@
 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	-
+Rule	Chile	2008	only	-	Mar	29  	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]

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