timezone-series 0.1.5 → 0.1.5.1

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@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@-= timezone-series =+# timezone-series  On Hackage: [timezone-series](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-series) -This package endows Data.Time, from the time package, with several+This package endows `Data.Time`, from the time package, with several additional data types for enhanced processing of timezones. -A TimeZoneSeries represents a timezone. It describes the timezone with-a set of Data.Time.TimeZone objects, each describing the clock setting+A `TimeZoneSeries` represents a timezone. It describes the timezone with+a set of `Data.Time.TimeZone` objects, each describing the clock setting in the timezone for a specific period of history during which the-clocks do not change.  The TimeZoneSeries as a whole describes what+clocks do not change.  The `TimeZoneSeries` as a whole describes what clock setting was in effect in the timezone at any given time during the period it covers. -A ZoneSeriesTime is a moment in time within a specific timezone.  It-is different than a Data.Time.ZonedTime in that a ZonedTime specifies+A `ZoneSeriesTime` is a moment in time within a specific timezone.  It+is different than a `Data.Time.ZonedTime` in that a `ZonedTime` specifies a moment in time for a specific way that the clocks were set in a-timezone. It is the responsibilty of the creator of a ZonedTime to+timezone. It is the responsibilty of the creator of a `ZonedTime` to verify that given clock setting was actually in effect at the given-moment in time. A ZonedTime for one moment in time cannot be used-reliably on its own to create another ZonedTime for a different moment+moment in time. A `ZonedTime` for one moment in time cannot be used+reliably on its own to create another `ZonedTime` for a different moment in the same timezone - information is needed about what clock setting was in effect in the timezone at the new moment.  This package also provides variants for the functions in Data.Time that convert between UTC time and local time. These variants take-a TimeZoneSeries, representing a timezone, not just a specific+a `TimeZoneSeries`, representing a timezone, not just a specific clock setting with the timezone, so the correctness of their results does not depend on independent knowledge of what clock setting was in effect at the given time.@@ -33,14 +33,15 @@ the local timezone and for many other timezones of the world.  On MS Windows systems, this information can be read from the registry. On other systems, this information is typically provided in the form of-Olson timezone files: /etc/localtime (or some other file) for the-local timezone, and files located in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ or-/etc/zoneinfo/ (or some other directory) for other timezones.-See the timezone-olson timezone-olson-th packages for more information-about reading and creating Olson timezone files.--http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-olson-http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-olson-th+Olson timezone files: `/etc/localtime` (or some other file) for the+local timezone, and files located in `/usr/share/zoneinfo/` or+`/etc/zoneinfo/` (or some other directory) for other timezones.+See the+[timezone-olson](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-olson)+and+[timezone-olson-th](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-olson-th)+packages for more information about reading and creating Olson+timezone files.  Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Yitzchak Gale. All rights reserved. 

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ Name:                timezone-series-Version:             0.1.5+Version:             0.1.5.1 Synopsis:            Enhanced timezone handling for Data.Time Description:         This package endows Data.Time, from the time                      package, with several data types and functions                      for enhanced processing of timezones. For one way                      to create timezone series, see the timezone-olson-                     (http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-olson)+                     (<http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-olson>)                      and timezone-olson-th-                     (http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-olson-th)+                     (<http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-olson-th>)                      packages. Homepage:            http://projects.haskell.org/time-ng/ License:             BSD3