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Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/

From Robert Tonkavich <rmtonkavich@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/
Date 2020-12-01 14:20 +0100
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I am very sorry for my Input.


On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 12:28 AM David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
wrote:

> On Mon 30 Nov 2020 at 18:25:00 (-0600), John Hasler wrote:
> > Stefan writes:
> > > Is there leap-second information in the zoneinfo files?
> >
> > No, but that is where is should be.
>
> It appears to be present, at least in the difference between the
> "posix" and "right" trees; and its history can be demonstrated:
>
> $ for j in $(seq 1971 2020) ; do TZ=UTC touch -t "$j"04010000.00 "$j-apr"
> ; done
> $ for j in $(seq 1971 2020) ; do TZ=UTC touch -t "$j"10010000.00 "$j-oct"
> ; done
> $ TZ=right/UTC dirr-time-in-full -Gg
> .:
> total 0
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1971-04-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000 1971-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1971-10-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000 1971-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1972-04-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000 1972-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1972-09-30 23:59:59.000000000 +0000 1972-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1973-03-31 23:59:58.000000000 +0000 1973-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1973-09-30 23:59:58.000000000 +0000 1973-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1974-03-31 23:59:57.000000000 +0000 1974-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1974-09-30 23:59:57.000000000 +0000 1974-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1975-03-31 23:59:56.000000000 +0000 1975-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1975-09-30 23:59:56.000000000 +0000 1975-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1976-03-31 23:59:55.000000000 +0000 1976-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1976-09-30 23:59:55.000000000 +0000 1976-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1977-03-31 23:59:54.000000000 +0000 1977-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1977-09-30 23:59:54.000000000 +0000 1977-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1978-03-31 23:59:53.000000000 +0000 1978-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1978-09-30 23:59:53.000000000 +0000 1978-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1979-03-31 23:59:52.000000000 +0000 1979-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1979-09-30 23:59:52.000000000 +0000 1979-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1980-03-31 23:59:51.000000000 +0000 1980-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1980-09-30 23:59:51.000000000 +0000 1980-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1981-03-31 23:59:51.000000000 +0000 1981-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1981-09-30 23:59:50.000000000 +0000 1981-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1982-03-31 23:59:50.000000000 +0000 1982-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1982-09-30 23:59:49.000000000 +0000 1982-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1983-03-31 23:59:49.000000000 +0000 1983-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1983-09-30 23:59:48.000000000 +0000 1983-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1984-03-31 23:59:48.000000000 +0000 1984-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1984-09-30 23:59:48.000000000 +0000 1984-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1985-03-31 23:59:48.000000000 +0000 1985-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1985-09-30 23:59:47.000000000 +0000 1985-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1986-03-31 23:59:47.000000000 +0000 1986-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1986-09-30 23:59:47.000000000 +0000 1986-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1987-03-31 23:59:47.000000000 +0000 1987-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1987-09-30 23:59:47.000000000 +0000 1987-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1988-03-31 23:59:46.000000000 +0000 1988-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1988-09-30 23:59:46.000000000 +0000 1988-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1989-03-31 23:59:46.000000000 +0000 1989-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1989-09-30 23:59:46.000000000 +0000 1989-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1990-03-31 23:59:45.000000000 +0000 1990-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1990-09-30 23:59:45.000000000 +0000 1990-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1991-03-31 23:59:44.000000000 +0000 1991-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1991-09-30 23:59:44.000000000 +0000 1991-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1992-03-31 23:59:44.000000000 +0000 1992-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1992-09-30 23:59:43.000000000 +0000 1992-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1993-03-31 23:59:43.000000000 +0000 1993-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1993-09-30 23:59:42.000000000 +0000 1993-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1994-03-31 23:59:42.000000000 +0000 1994-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1994-09-30 23:59:41.000000000 +0000 1994-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1995-03-31 23:59:41.000000000 +0000 1995-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1995-09-30 23:59:41.000000000 +0000 1995-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1996-03-31 23:59:40.000000000 +0000 1996-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1996-09-30 23:59:40.000000000 +0000 1996-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1997-03-31 23:59:40.000000000 +0000 1997-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1997-09-30 23:59:39.000000000 +0000 1997-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1998-03-31 23:59:39.000000000 +0000 1998-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1998-09-30 23:59:39.000000000 +0000 1998-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1999-03-31 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 1999-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 1999-09-30 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 1999-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2000-03-31 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2000-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2000-09-30 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2000-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2001-03-31 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2001-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2001-09-30 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2001-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2002-03-31 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2002-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2002-09-30 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2002-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2003-03-31 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2003-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2003-09-30 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2003-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2004-03-31 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2004-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2004-09-30 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2004-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2005-03-31 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2005-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2005-09-30 23:59:38.000000000 +0000 2005-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2006-03-31 23:59:37.000000000 +0000 2006-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2006-09-30 23:59:37.000000000 +0000 2006-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2007-03-31 23:59:37.000000000 +0000 2007-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2007-09-30 23:59:37.000000000 +0000 2007-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2008-03-31 23:59:37.000000000 +0000 2008-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2008-09-30 23:59:37.000000000 +0000 2008-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2009-03-31 23:59:36.000000000 +0000 2009-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2009-09-30 23:59:36.000000000 +0000 2009-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2010-03-31 23:59:36.000000000 +0000 2010-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2010-09-30 23:59:36.000000000 +0000 2010-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2011-03-31 23:59:36.000000000 +0000 2011-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2011-09-30 23:59:36.000000000 +0000 2011-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2012-03-31 23:59:36.000000000 +0000 2012-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2012-09-30 23:59:35.000000000 +0000 2012-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2013-03-31 23:59:35.000000000 +0000 2013-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2013-09-30 23:59:35.000000000 +0000 2013-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2014-03-31 23:59:35.000000000 +0000 2014-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2014-09-30 23:59:35.000000000 +0000 2014-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2015-03-31 23:59:35.000000000 +0000 2015-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2015-09-30 23:59:34.000000000 +0000 2015-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2016-03-31 23:59:34.000000000 +0000 2016-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2016-09-30 23:59:34.000000000 +0000 2016-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2017-03-31 23:59:33.000000000 +0000 2017-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2017-09-30 23:59:33.000000000 +0000 2017-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2018-03-31 23:59:33.000000000 +0000 2018-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2018-09-30 23:59:33.000000000 +0000 2018-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2019-03-31 23:59:33.000000000 +0000 2019-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2019-09-30 23:59:33.000000000 +0000 2019-oct
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2020-03-31 23:59:33.000000000 +0000 2020-apr
> -rw-r----- 1 0 2020-09-30 23:59:33.000000000 +0000 2020-oct
> $
>
> Each leap second occurs halfway between a pair of lines above
> (the March and September options have never been used), and
> all have been positive.
>
> Bear in mind that UTC and Atomic Time had already parted company
> by 10 seconds before the start of leap seconds, so we're running
> 37 seconds slow, rather than the 27 shown above.
>
> > > Isn't this info "global" (i.e. not specific to particular time zones)?
> >
> > It is specific to a particular *time*.
>
> Yes, 23:59:60 is inserted into UTC, so it will have occurred at
> around dinner-time in the US (for those who eat "lunch" around noon).
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
>

-- 
Thank You

Robert M Tonkavich
989-205-2683

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Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@surfnaked.ca> - 2020-11-30 19:10 +0100
  Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ Robert Tonkavich <rmtonkavich@gmail.com> - 2020-11-30 19:20 +0100
    Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-11-30 19:30 +0100
      Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-11-30 20:10 +0100
    Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2020-11-30 20:00 +0100
    Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-11-30 22:00 +0100
      Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-11-30 23:30 +0100
        Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2020-12-01 01:30 +0100
          Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-12-01 06:30 +0100
            Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ Robert Tonkavich <rmtonkavich@gmail.com> - 2020-12-01 14:20 +0100
              Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-12-02 11:10 +0100
        Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-12-01 01:50 +0100
  Re: 780 files in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-11-30 19:30 +0100

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