JDK-6797103 : (tz) TimeZone/tools/share/makeZoneData.pl needs to be modified to support irregular rules
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util:i18n
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P5
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • OS: solaris_10
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2009-01-23
  • Updated: 2011-11-01
  • Resolved: 2011-11-01
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6796489 - (tz) Support tzdata2009a
Relates :  
JDK-6801246 - javazic tool outputs a warning message with tzdata2009a
Description
makeZoneData.pl which generates test data (displaynames.txt) cannot process irregular rules for America/Resolute in tzdata2009a correctly.

  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
  Rule    Resolute 2006   max     -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00    0       ES
  Rule    Resolute 2007   max     -       Mar     Sun>=8  2:00    0       CD
  Zone America/Resolute   0       -       zzz     1947 Aug 31 # Resolute founded
                          -6:00   NT_YK   C%sT    2000 Oct 29 2:00
                          -5:00   -       EST     2001 Apr  1 3:00
                          -6:00   Canada  C%sT    2006 Oct 29 2:00
                          -5:00   Resolute        %sT

It needs to be modified to support such an irregular data.
Comments
EVALUATION It turned out that the Resolute rule was wrong and removed from the Olson tzdata. Closing this CR as Will Not Fix.
01-11-2011