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@openjdk.java.net
Cc: core-libs-...@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.
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8151876
>
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rpatil/8151876/webrev.00/
>
> All the TimeZone related tests are passed after integration.
>
>
>
> 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".
>
> 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.
>
> 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..).
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ramanand.
>
>
