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Bug#781410: tzdata: Does not include tzdata.h



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On 2015-03-28 17:53, John Smith wrote:
> I'm sorry. I mean tzfile.h. I didn't even catch that up until now.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 2:45 PM, John Smith <raul.john.smith@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Package: tzdata
> > Version: 2015b-0wheezy1
> > Severity: normal
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >    * What led up to the situation?
> > I was compiling OpenCFLite, so I could use it in one of my projects.
> >    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
> >      ineffective)?
> > I configured it, and it asked for tzdata.h. I searched, and couldn't find the
> > file. I also couldn't find a package that had this file, except for a bcc
> > thing, which I don't need.
> >    * What was the outcome of this action?
> > It stopped configuring, and errored out.
> >    * What outcome did you expect instead?
> > I had the file, and it finished configuring.

This file indeed exists in the tzdata sources, but I really doubt it
should be installed on the system as the header says:

  /*
  ** This header is for use ONLY with the time conversion code.
  ** There is no guarantee that it will remain unchanged,
  ** or that it will remain at all.
  ** Do NOT copy it to any system include directory.
  ** Thank you!
  */

Therefore if OpenCFLite should probably not use this file, or if it
really needs to, it should proide it.

I therefore don't think it's a bug in the tzdata package.

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Aurelien Jarno                          GPG: 4096R/1DDD8C9B
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