In LINUX, I don't want R to use the operating system zoneinfo(Olsen database) instead of that I like to point different path which has the latest zoneinfo(latest Olsen database).
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 2:34 AM, Jeff Newmiller <jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote: > Working now... after what action? > > AFAIK on *NIX systems R uses the OS installation of the Olsen database, so > on a fresh login R should pick up any OS update you have installed. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go Live... > DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live > Go... > Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing > Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with > /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. rocks...1k > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. > > On November 6, 2014 3:36:38 PM EST, Vasantha Kumar Kesavan < > info.vas...@gmail.com> wrote: > >Thanks Jeff Newmiller, it is working now. > > > >I would like to know, the same kind of configuration can be done in > >Linux > >and Solaris platform. > > > >Instead of R is mapping to operating system(/usr/share/. > >/usr/share/lib/) > >zoneinfo directory. > > > >Thanks > >Vasanth > > > >On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 1:18 AM, Jeff Newmiller > ><jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> > >wrote: > > > >> R on Windows uses the Olsen timezone database, a copy of which is > >stored > >> with R in the Program Files directory (e.g. > >R/R-3.1.1/share/zoneinfo). You > >> could update the file yourself if you can find a corrected version, > >or > >> download an updated version of R. > >> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go > >Live... > >> DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live > >> Go... > >> Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. > >Playing > >> Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with > >> /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. > >rocks...1k > >> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. > >> > >> On November 6, 2014 1:16:06 PM EST, Vasantha Kumar Kesavan < > >> info.vas...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >Hi, > >> > > >> >I am working R on windows 2012 R2 platform, I have updated the > >latest > >> >hotfixes for time zone information(Microsoft KB 2981580. > >> ><http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2981580>). > >> > > >> >But still R is not populating correct date time values(Standard and > >> >Daylight saving). > >> > > >> >Could you please advise me, how to enable R to pick up the latest > >time > >> >zone > >> >information/configurations. > >> > > >> >Example: > >> > > >> >R --vanilla > >> >Sys.setenv(TZ = "America/Eirunepe"); > >> >dt<-c(seq(as.POSIXct("2013-11-09 20:00:00",tz="America/Eirunepe"), > >> >as.POSIXct("2013-11-10 10:00:00" ,tz="America/Eirunepe"), > >by="hour")); > >> >> dt > >> > [1] "2013-11-09 20:00:00 AMT" "2013-11-09 21:00:00 AMT" > >> > [3] "2013-11-09 22:00:00 AMT" "2013-11-09 23:00:00 AMT" > >> > [5] "2013-11-10 00:00:00 AMT" "2013-11-10 01:00:00 AMT" > >> > [7] "2013-11-10 02:00:00 AMT" "2013-11-10 03:00:00 AMT" > >> > [9] "2013-11-10 04:00:00 AMT" "2013-11-10 05:00:00 AMT" > >> >[11] "2013-11-10 06:00:00 AMT" "2013-11-10 07:00:00 AMT" > >> >[13] "2013-11-10 08:00:00 AMT" "2013-11-10 09:00:00 AMT" > >> >[15] "2013-11-10 10:00:00 AMT" > >> > > >> >For the “*America/Eirunepe*” time zone, the DST ended on Sun > >> >10-Nov-2013 at > >> >12:00:00 A.M. when local clocks were set backward 1 hour. > >> > > >> > > >> >as per the latest timezone configuration, the date time sequence > >should > >> >have "2013-11-09 23:00:00" twice. > >> > > >> > > >> >Thanks > >> > > >> >Vasanth > >> > > >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > >> > > >> >______________________________________________ > >> >R-help@r-project.org mailing list > >> >https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > >> >PLEASE do read the posting guide > >> >http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > >> >and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > >> > >> > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.