JDK-8229818 : Add workaround to TZUpdater for converting tzdata files from vanguard to rearguard (JDK 7u only)
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: updaters
  • Affected Version: 2.2.0
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2019-08-16
  • Updated: 2020-06-16
  • Resolved: 2019-09-24
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tz2.3.0 b01Fixed
Related Reports
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JDK-8247684 - TZUpdater support for "vanguard" format (JDK 7u only)
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JDK-8245950 - TZUpdater cannot update to tzdata2020a for JDK 7u
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JDK-8212684 - TZupdater 2.2.0 not able to update with tzdata2018f release
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JDK-8230554 - TZUpdater support for "vanguard" format (JSR-310 part only)
Sub Tasks
JDK-8247586 :  
Update TZUpdater README - Resolved
Description
Currently TZUpdater doesn't support vanguard format tzdata which the tool directly consumes from IANA site: https://www.iana.org/time-zones/repository/tzdata-latest.tar.gz
This is because of the negative DST save value and Japan zone rule where hour is expressed in 25:00 format, which are not compatible with the current version of the tool.

Please refer to https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8212970
for more information and to see the fix made into JDK for this issue.
The similar fix needs to be made into the TZUpdater tool as well.

Since the tool is used by many users and customers, we are planning a temporary fix to the tool, which will convert the non-compatible vanguard tzdata into compatible rearguard tzdata before it is processed by the tool.
This is similar to what the IANA script does here: https://github.com/eggert/tz/blob/master/ziguard.awk
Comments
While updating jdk7u tzdata, if the tzupdater tools fail for some reason, there is a new property provided to run the tool to force update using vanguard bundle(fallback option). We only advise the use of this new property if the tzupdater tools is failing to run. The new property can be enabled either by defining or setting it like "-Dtzupdater.forceUseOfVanguard" or "-Dtzupdater.forceUseOfVanguard=true" respectively.
15-06-2020
Fix version is 2.3.0
24-09-2019