Re: /usr/share/zoneinfo/localtime !?
>>>>> "Brian" == Brian Ristuccia <brianr@osiris.978.org> writes:
Brian> I found that Netscape sends messages with the timestamps in
Brian> GMT/UTC instead of the local time zone if
Brian> /usr/share/zoneinfo/localtime is not a symlink to
Brian> /etc/localtime.
It my up-to-date potato, it is a symlink...
I have no idea what is correct.
Brian> Is this _supposed_ to be a symlink, and if so, what program
Brian> is responsible for making it that way? I want to file a
Brian> bug, but I'm not sure which program is buggy -- netscape
Brian> for requiring /usr/share/zoneinfo/localtime, the C library
Brian> perhaps, or some intermediary setup script that forgot to
Brian> make the symlink.
In potato, I believe libc6 is the responsible package.
Brian> GNU date, asclock, and most other programs work fine
Brian> without the symlink.
What is /usr/share/zoneinfo/localtime on your computer? Does a normal
file exist in place of the symlink?
--
Brian May <bam@debian.org>
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