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1−timezone-olson version 0.1.0
1+# timezone-olson
3+On Hackage: [timezone-olson](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-olson)
3This package provides a parser and renderer for binary Olson timezone
5This package provides a parser and renderer for binary Olson timezone
4files whose format is specified by the tzfile(5) man page on Unix-like
6files whose format is specified by the tzfile(5) man page on Unix-like
5systems. For more information about this format, see
7systems. For more information about this format, see
8+[the IANA timezone database site](https://www.iana.org/time-zones).
6−<http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm>. Functions are provided for
10+Functions are provided for
7−converting the parsed data into 'TimeZoneSeries' objects from the
11+converting the parsed data into `TimeZoneSeries` objects from the
12+[timezone-series](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-series)
8−timezone-series package. On many platforms, binary Olson timezone
13+package. On many platforms, binary Olson timezone
9files suitable for use with this package are available in the
14files suitable for use with this package are available in the
10−directory /usr/share/zoneinfo and its subdirectories on your computer.
15+directory `/usr/share/zoneinfo` and its subdirectories on your computer.
12−This version of timezone-olson is highly experimental. Expect there
17+See also the
13−to be bugs, and do not rely on any stability of the exposed
18+[timezone-olson-th](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/timezone-olson-th)
14−interfaces.
19+package for a way to include timezone informaton from a binary Olson
20+timezone file at compile time.
22+Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Yitzchak Gale. All rights reserved.
16−Copyright (c) 2010 Yitzchak Gale. All rights reserved.
17For licensing information, see the BSD3-style license in the file
24For licensing information, see the BSD3-style license in the file
18LICENSE that was originally distributed by the author together with
25LICENSE that was originally distributed by the author together with
21−This package is part of the time-ng project:
28+This package is part of the [time-ng project](http://projects.haskell.org/time-ng/).
22−http://projects.haskell.org/time-ng/
24−Send suggestions, bug reports, and patches to:
25−yitz@community.haskell.org
29−To install the latest version of this package, make sure that
30−cabal-install is installed on your system (it is if you have installed
31−the Haskell Platform) and type the commands:
34−cabal install timezone-olson
36−TESTING UTILITIES:
30+## Testing utilities
38This package also provides two Haskell files, each of which can be
32This package also provides two Haskell files, each of which can be
39compiled into a command-line utility that might be helpful for testing
33compiled into a command-line utility that might be helpful for testing