TimeDate-2.34_02

Changes for version 2.34_02 - 2026-03-17 (TRIAL RELEASE)

test: document and pin RT#84075/GH#12 fix in regression suite
fix: add NST, NFT, and NDT (Newfoundland) timezone support
fix: add ICT and PHT timezone support
fix: restore rebase regressions and clarify first-century limitation
fix: normalize two-digit years in str2time to avoid Time::Local windowing mismatch
fix: use standard 2-letter German weekday abbreviations
fix: detect timegm/timelocal overflow for far-future dates (RT#88777)
test: add regression tests for RT#88777 (negative epoch for far-future dates)
fix: use stored epoch in format_Z/format_z to fix DST fall-back timezone name
fix: document MSK timezone history and add regression test (RT#98949)
fix: strftime %s with timezone now returns correct epoch (RT#52387)
test: add POD validity regression test for RT#53557
fix: include day in year-inference for dates without an explicit year
fix: document MSK timezone history and add regression test (RT#81350)
ci: install Pod::Checker via cpm in Linux CI
docs: add SECURITY.md with vulnerability reporting policy
test: add regression tests for RT#57800 / GH#3 (numeric m/d/yyyy pre-1970 dates)
fix: normalize year offset for dates before 1901 in strptime (RT#106105)
fix: reject timezone-only inputs in strptime (RT#70650)
test: add failing tests for RT#70650 (ludicrous date parsing)
fix: prevent negative month from strptime for 6-digit inputs like '199001'
test: add Portuguese format and round-trip tests from PR #61
fix: treat number > 31 after month name as year, not day (GH#2)
fix: translate timezone abbreviations (%Z) in language-specific formatting
fix: tz_name() offset in seconds was treated as minutes (RT#59298)
docs: fix ISO-8601 example date in Date::Parse POD (issue #6)
feat: add optional LANGUAGE parameter to time2str()
feat: allow str2time() to accept a custom reference epoch (RT#64789)
docs: clarify strptime() return format for ISO 8601 dates (issue #44)
feat: add Portuguese language module
fix: prefer CEST over MEST as canonical Central European Summer Time name
fix: add ICT and PHT timezone abbreviations to Time::Zone (RT#123247)
fix: standardize Greek.pm to use native Unicode instead of \x{} escapes
test: add regression test for RT#105031 / GH#17 (1965-12-31 maps to 2065)
fix: declare Carp as runtime prerequisite in Makefile.PL
fix: infer current year for future months when no year given (RT#92611)
test: add regression tests for RT#53413 (4-digit year mangling)
fix: handle leap day in year-only date parsing test
fix: support IANA timezone names in tz2zone and tz_offset (RT#76968)
fix: preserve comma as ISO 8601 decimal separator in strptime
fix: add French day ordinal suffix in format_o
fix: make tz_name tests deterministic across DST transitions