Euler Taveira de Oliveira <euler(at)ufgnet(dot)ufg(dot)br> writes:
>>> Are the zic files something that should be updated for every minor 
>>> release, or only for every major release?
>> 
>> AFAIK they don't change very often.
>> 
> I'm not sure. In Brazil, we change it every year 'cause we have 'summer
> time'. See src/timezone/data/southamerica

Sure, but your politicians don't invent a new rule for the transition
dates every year, do they?  Unless the rules change there's no need for
new zic files.

[ looks at southamerica zic file ... ]  Hmm, maybe they do.  I think
most places have a more settled approach though.

			regards, tom lane

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