Subject: Re: Solutions for Summer Time in Brazil
To: Diego Linke - GAMK <linke@calnet.com.br>
From: Andrew Brown <atatat@atatdot.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/14/2002 15:03:02
>This year the Summer Time on Brazil, the beginer in other day (no normaly)!
>
>The solutions for this:
>
>1 - Create file hv2002 with:
>Rule Brazil 2002 max - Nov Sun>=03 00:00 1 D
>Rule Brazil 2003 max - Feb Sun>=16 00:00 0 S
>Zone hv2002 -3:00 Brazil E%sT
>
>2 - run command:
>zic hv2002
>
>3 - Remove link simbolic /etc/localtime
>4 - Create a new link /etc/localtime for /usr/share/zoneinfo/hv2002
>
># date 
>Mon Oct 14 14:35:51 EST 2002
>
>Now working fine!!

just remember not to leave things set up like this, otherwise you'll
get the wrong time next october when the clock skips forwards again.

i'm also led to believe that not all of brasil is affected in the same
way.

oh, and keep in mind that times from before 2002 will not longer get
the proper adjustment.

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