<i18n dev> RFR: 8151876: (tz) Support tzdata2016b

[Ramanand Patil]

Hi Masayoshi,

Currently I have not defined the new TimeZoneNames with +hh format, instead I have defined them as per the earlier convention like:

+            {"Asia/Barnaul", new String[] {"Barnaul Time", "BAT",
+                                           "Barnaul Summer Time", "BAST",
+                                           "Barnaul Time", "BAT"}},

+            {"Europe/Astrakhan", new String[] {"Astrakhan Time", "ASTT",
+                                               "Astrakhan Summer Time", "ASTST",
+                                               "Astrakhan Time", "ASTT"}},

+            {"Europe/Ulyanovsk", new String[] {"Ulyanovsk Time", "ULT",
+                                               "Ulyanovsk Summer Time", "ULST",
+                                               "Ulyanovsk Time", "ULT"}},



Please let me know if this is fine.


Regards,
Ramanand.

-----Original Message-----
From: Masayoshi Okutsu 
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 7:22 PM
To: Ramanand Patil; i18n-dev at openjdk.java.net
Cc: core-libs-dev at openjdk.java.net
Subject: Re: RFR: 8151876: (tz) Support tzdata2016b

Sorry for this belated response.

I prefer to follow the tzdata abbreviations, like "+04". But that would require some major changes. An option would be not to define time zone names for the new zones with the +hh format.

Thanks,
Masayoshi

On 3/17/2016 4:38 AM, Ramanand Patil wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Please review the latest TZDATA (tzdata2016b) integration to JDK9.
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> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8151876
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> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rpatil/8151876/webrev.00/
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> All the TimeZone related tests are passed after integration.
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> Please note that, as per the release notes: As a trial of a new system that needs less information to be made up, the new zones use numeric time zone abbreviations like "+04" instead of invented abbreviations like "ASTT".
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> Since this is a trial system, I have ignored this in the current patch which adds 3 new timezones. But I think it's worth discussing this new system along with this bug and get the experts opinion on this.
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> Do you think that JDK should also follow these IANA timezone naming system for zone abbreviations in future ?  Will it be convenient to use such numeric time zone abbreviations ? (Also, it looks like the abbreviations similar to "+03/+04" will be used for the zones linked to the rule set with changing letters like: EST/EDT for US, MSK/MSD for RU, etc..).
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>   
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> Regards,
>
> Ramanand.
>
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