Euler Taveira de Oliveira <euler@ufgnet.ufg.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