diff --git a/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/VERSION b/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/VERSION
index 2f4f9df808f9ecf42657178a698fc0607789dd38..6aef31bbb8efb4d3560eeae7de6027b38daf1ad6 100644
--- a/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/VERSION
+++ b/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/VERSION
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
# CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
# have any questions.
#
-tzdata2008e
+tzdata2008g
diff --git a/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/africa b/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/africa
index 8141f080997cfa5bbd68f08ddf70bcb751683834..bc673bdd93b58c07f3e41f1b6b707ae1c167b87a 100644
--- a/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/africa
+++ b/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/africa
@@ -458,11 +458,28 @@ Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912
# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html
#
+# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):
+# The Government of Mauritius weblink
+#
+# http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
+#
+# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows:
+#
+# 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly
+# of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in
+# Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of
+# the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United
+# States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the
+# last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on
+# the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the
+# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008
+# and end on 29 March 2009.
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -
-Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct 26 2:00s 1:00 S
-Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar 27 2:00s 0 -
+Rule Mauritius 2008 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Mauritius 2009 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis
4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time
@@ -547,7 +564,22 @@ Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou
# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09):
# XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now.
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27):
+# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31
+# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end
+# of September:
+#
+# One article about it (in French):
+#
+# http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default
+#
+#
+# We have some further details posted here:
+#
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html
+#
# RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
+
Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 -
Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 S
@@ -564,7 +596,7 @@ Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 -
Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 -
Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 -
+Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26
0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16
diff --git a/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/asia b/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/asia
index be5819700017a26ffc9ac4048fab989b4b634489..5e77028dafac095c3ac0b604d702337d3c126f13 100644
--- a/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/asia
+++ b/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/asia
@@ -1563,11 +1563,24 @@ Zone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920
# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19):
# XXX--midnight transitions is a guess; 2008 only is a guess.
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28):
+# Pakistan government has decided to keep the watches one-hour advanced
+# for another 2 months--plan to return to Standard Time on October 31
+# instead of August 31.
+#
+#
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html
+#
+# OR
+#
+# http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html
+#
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S
Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:01 0 -
Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -
+Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907
5:30 - IST 1942 Sep
@@ -1687,6 +1700,23 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907
# For lack of better information, predict that future changes will be
# the 2nd Thursday of September at 02:00.
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28):
+# Here is an article, that Mideast running on different clocks at Ramadan.
+#
+# Gaza Strip (as Egypt) ended DST at midnight Thursday (Aug 28, 2008), while
+# the West Bank will end Daylight Saving Time at midnight Sunday (Aug 31, 2008).
+#
+#
+# http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001
+#
+#
+# http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087
+#
+# or
+#
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html
+#
+
# The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
@@ -1702,7 +1732,8 @@ Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct 1 1:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2006 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 -
-Rule Palestine 2007 max - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 -
+Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 -
+Rule Palestine 2008 max - Aug lastThu 2:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct
diff --git a/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/europe b/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/europe
index 30724328383c8ecbbe6a35b329ea004167ead869..27f198649ba05e62f10532a1c5d47f33e619e9fa 100644
--- a/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/europe
+++ b/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/europe
@@ -2375,6 +2375,27 @@ Zone Europe/Zurich 0:34:08 - LMT 1848 Sep 12
# (on a non-government server though) describing dates between 2002 and 2006:
# http://www.alomaliye.com/bkk_2002_3769.htm
+# From Sue Williams (2008-08-11):
+# I spotted this news article about a potential change in Turkey.
+#
+#
+# http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9626174.asp?scr=1
+#
+
+# From Sue Williams (2008-08-20):
+# This article says that around the end of March 2011, Turkey wants to
+# adjust the clocks forward by 1/2 hour and stay that way permanently.
+# The article indicates that this is a change in timezone offset in addition
+# to stopping observance of DST.
+# This proposal has not yet been approved.
+#
+# Read more here...
+#
+# Turkey to abandon daylight saving time in 2011
+#
+# http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=112989
+#
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Turkey 1916 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Turkey 1916 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
diff --git a/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/southamerica b/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/southamerica
index 06a8d130e3973c94e95d1a674967f7dae95797c2..ab558df75b9d994b49dba908281119c4f0d24b1a 100644
--- a/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/southamerica
+++ b/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/southamerica
@@ -186,9 +186,22 @@ Rule Arg 2000 only - Mar 3 0:00 0 -
# From Paul Eggert (2007-12-22):
# For dates after mid-2008, the following rules are my guesses and
# are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-09-05):
+# As per message from Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz (Nicaragua),
+# Argentina will start DST on Sunday October 19, 2008.
+#
+#
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html
+#
+# OR
+#
+# http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)
+#
+
Rule Arg 2007 only - Dec 30 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Arg 2008 max - Mar Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
-Rule Arg 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Arg 2008 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S
# From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21):
# Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing
@@ -613,6 +626,36 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890
# Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil
# .
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-29):
+# As announced by the government and many newspapers in Brazil late
+# yesterday, Brazil will start DST on 2008-10-19 (need to change rule) and
+# it will end on 2009-02-15 (current rule for Brazil is fine). Based on
+# past years experience with the elections, there was a good chance that
+# the start was postponed to November, but it did not happen this year.
+#
+# It has not yet been posted to http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html
+#
+# An official page about it:
+#
+# http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722
+#
+# Note that this link does not always work directly, but must be accessed
+# by going to
+#
+# http://www.mme.gov.br/first
+#
+#
+# One example link that works directly:
+#
+# http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54
+# (Portuguese)
+#
+#
+# We have a written a short article about it as well:
+#
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html
+#
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
# Decree 20,466 (1931-10-01)
# Decree 21,896 (1932-01-10)
@@ -746,12 +789,34 @@ Rule Brazil 2006 only - Nov 5 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Brazil 2007 only - Feb 25 0:00 0 -
# Decree 6,212 (2007-09-26),
# adopted by the same states as before.
-Rule Brazil 2007 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Brazil 2008 max - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2007 only - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S
+# From Frederico A. C. Neves (2008-09-10):
+# Acording to this decree
+#
+# http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2008/Decreto/D6558.htm
+#
+# [t]he DST period in Brazil now on will be from the 3rd Oct Sunday to the
+# 3rd Feb Sunday. There is an exception on the return date when this is
+# the Carnival Sunday then the return date will be the next Sunday...
+Rule Brazil 2008 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Brazil 2008 2011 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2012 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2013 2014 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2015 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2016 2022 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2023 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2024 2025 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2026 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2027 2033 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2034 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2035 2036 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
+Rule Brazil 2037 only - Feb Sun>=22 0:00 0 -
+# From Arthur David Olson (2008-09-29):
+# The next is wrong in some years but is better than nothing.
+Rule Brazil 2038 max - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
+
# The latest ruleset listed above says that the following states observe DST:
# DF, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, PR, RJ, RS, SC, SP.
-# For dates after mid-2008, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses
-# and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
#