From b9f1922d7e7d67e8559664b266b2a6b35121d6af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Wienand Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 06:13:29 +0200 Subject: Fix daylight time change for the US [BZ #14080] * time/tzset.c (__tzset_parse_tz): Update default rules for daylight time changes in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. --- time/tzset.c | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'time/tzset.c') diff --git a/time/tzset.c b/time/tzset.c index a2d29721a3..5704437d23 100644 --- a/time/tzset.c +++ b/time/tzset.c @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -/* Copyright (C) 1991-2002,2003,2004,2007,2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +/* Copyright (C) 1991-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of the GNU C Library. The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or @@ -333,18 +333,24 @@ __tzset_parse_tz (tz) } else if (*tz == '\0') { - /* United States Federal Law, the equivalent of "M4.1.0,M10.5.0". */ + /* Daylight time rules in the U.S. are defined in the + U.S. Code, Title 15, Chapter 6, Subchapter IX - Standard + Time. These dates were established by Congress in the + Energy Policy Act of 2005 [Pub. L. no. 109-58, 119 Stat 594 + (2005)]. + Below is the equivalent of "M3.2.0,M11.1.0" [/2 not needed + since 2:00AM is the default]. */ tzr->type = M; if (tzr == &tz_rules[0]) { - tzr->m = 4; - tzr->n = 1; + tzr->m = 3; + tzr->n = 2; tzr->d = 0; } else { - tzr->m = 10; - tzr->n = 5; + tzr->m = 11; + tzr->n = 1; tzr->d = 0; } } -- cgit v1.2.1