Re: tzset()

[Jim Pick <jim@jimpick.com>]

karlheg@inetarena.com (Karl M. Hegbloom) writes:

>  Is the manual for `tzset()' correct?
> 
>        If the TZ variable does not appear in the environment, the
>        tzname variable is initialized with the best approximation
>        of  local  wall  clock   time,   as   specified   by   the
>        tzfile(5)-format file /usr/lib/zoneinfo/localtime.
>                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
>   That "localtime" file doesn't exist on my system, though the `date'
>   command returns the correct time, with my system clock set to UTC.
> 
>   I wonder if the manual is inaccurate, and that maybe this
>   "localtime" file has been moved to "/etc" on Debian?
> 
>   Should I report a bug on the manual pages?

The /usr/lib/zoneinfo stuff is now in /usr/share/zoneinfo.  The
/usr/share/zoneinfo/localtime file is symlinked to /etc/localtime on
my system.

It looks like a documentation bug.

Cheers,

 - Jim