Subject: Re: CVS commit: sharesrc/share/zoneinfo
To: Alan Barrett <apb@cequrux.com>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@wasabisystems.com>
List: source-changes
Date: 11/26/2001 10:19:59
Alan Barrett <apb@cequrux.com> writes:
> > 3) Comment out a huge swath of the file that repeated tests reveal
> > never seem to be invoked -- they're apparently for generating zone
> > files that include leap seconds and such. Must talk to Klaus about
> > what they are for and whether we need them.
>
> This broke the ability to build with REDO=posix_right, REDO=right_posix
> or REDO=right_only.
>
> I like having the "right" versions of the timezone data files available
> (even if they are not used by default) so that I can run certain
> commands in an environment with TZ=right/UTC to get proper leap second
> handling.
Well, it appears someone wanted the capability. I'll uncomment and
recommit.
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