[plug] Latest timezone files?

[Matt Kemner]

Hi Andrew

> Does anyone have (or know where/how to get) the "latest" timezone
> files as stored in /usr/share/zoneinfo?

You can grab them from http://charlie.penguincare.com.au/zoneinfo/Australia/

I compiled them from the official sources about 6 months ago.

Once installed you can confirm you have the right zoneinfo files by using
"zdump -v"

for example:

sydney:~# zdump -v Australia/Sydney|grep 2008
Australia/Sydney  Sat Apr  5 15:59:59 2008 UTC = Sun Apr  6 02:59:59 2008
EST isdst=1 gmtoff=39600
Australia/Sydney  Sat Apr  5 16:00:00 2008 UTC = Sun Apr  6 02:00:00 2008
EST isdst=0 gmtoff=36000
Australia/Sydney  Sat Oct  4 15:59:59 2008 UTC = Sun Oct  5 01:59:59 2008
EST isdst=0 gmtoff=36000
Australia/Sydney  Sat Oct  4 16:00:00 2008 UTC = Sun Oct  5 03:00:00 2008
EST isdst=1 gmtoff=39600

sydney:~# zdump -v Australia/Perth|grep 2008
Australia/Perth  Sat Mar 29 17:59:59 2008 UTC = Sun Mar 30 02:59:59 2008
WST isdst=1 gmtoff=32400
Australia/Perth  Sat Mar 29 18:00:00 2008 UTC = Sun Mar 30 02:00:00 2008
WST isdst=0 gmtoff=28800
Australia/Perth  Sat Oct 25 17:59:59 2008 UTC = Sun Oct 26 01:59:59 2008
WST isdst=0 gmtoff=28800
Australia/Perth  Sat Oct 25 18:00:00 2008 UTC = Sun Oct 26 03:00:00 2008
WST isdst=1 gmtoff=32400

sydney:~# zdump -v Australia/Brisbane|tail -5
Australia/Brisbane  Sat Oct 26 16:00:00 1991 UTC = Sun Oct 27 03:00:00
1991 EST isdst=1 gmtoff=39600
Australia/Brisbane  Sat Feb 29 15:59:59 1992 UTC = Sun Mar  1 02:59:59
1992 EST isdst=1 gmtoff=39600
Australia/Brisbane  Sat Feb 29 16:00:00 1992 UTC = Sun Mar  1 02:00:00
1992 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=36000
Australia/Brisbane  Mon Jan 18 03:14:07 2038 UTC = Mon Jan 18 13:14:07
2038 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=36000
Australia/Brisbane  Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 2038 UTC = Tue Jan 19 13:14:07
2038 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=36000

> I'm all for generating my own from official sources if need be (such
> as outlined at http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm), but I can't
> even get them working - for one thing, the generated files don't seem
> to have any DST changes for good ol' Perth...

How did you test them? Did you copy them to /usr/share/zoneinfo first?

 - Matt