This afternoon I uploaded a bugfix release for PEAR::Date_Holidays. Thus the latest version is 0.17.1 now.

The new release contains a bugfix for bug #10220. The Date_Holidays::factory method called the setlocale() function in a way that very possibly may have broken the localization of applications using the package.

Additionally there were three new drivers/filters added for calculation of holidays for:

• Austria (driver provided by Klemens Ullmann <klemens -at- ull -dot- at>),
• England/Wales (driver provided by Tim Dodge <timmy -at- invisibles -dot- org>) and
• Ireland (driver and filter for calculation of official holidays provided by Ken Guest <ken -at- linux -dot- ie>).

Thanks to all contributors and bug reporters! If you experience any problems with this release do not hesitate to contact me or to submit a bug-report.