Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 14:00:10 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: mike@smith.net.au, emulation@FreeBSD.ORG, handy@sag.space.lockheed.com, wollman@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: localtime under Linux-emu? Message-ID: <199711260330.OAA02197@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 25 Nov 1997 20:22:34 %2B1100." <199711250922.UAA29811@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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> >> >I seem to remember that it was non-trivial to make Linux figure out what > >> >time it was, does this still hold true? > >> > >> I think it has always been trivial: > >> > >> mkdir /compat/linux/usr/lib/zoneinfo > >> cp /etc/localtime /compat/linux/usr/lib/zoneinfo > > > >The correct for this uses a symlink in order to make the package > >timezone-portable. I've done that already. > > It is probably actually necessary to link to or copy the whole > /usr/share/zoneinfo directory. If you link to it then you can't > have a symlink in the directory :-]. Heh. They actually put 'localtime' *inside* that directory? Bleugh. How about a more correct solution: mkdir /compat/linux/usr/lib/zoneinfo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/* /compat/linux/usr/lib/zoneinfo ln -sf /etc/localtime /compat/linux/usr/lib/localtime ? > >> Linux `file' fails similarly. It looks for "magic" only in > >> /compat/linux/usr/lib and /usr/lib/. > > > >Does linux 'file' use the same format as the FreeBSD 'file' for "magic"? > > Unless someone has broken it. Fair enough. I've made some modifications, but can't test them (properly). I guess I'll just have to wait-and-see. > >"full" is somewhat of a variable concept. Beyond the above, do you > >have any suggestions for other items that would be valuable? > > Don't bother unless a port of a Linux program actually uses a resource. > This is most important for library resources. Does locale stuff work? I have no idea. I wouldn't know a locale if it walked up and bit me on the ass. 8) mike
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