Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:53:49 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> To: Jason Helfman <jgh@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: java/163456: [patch] java/openjdk6: build and distribute open timezone data (tzdata) Message-ID: <4EF03F0D.1050809@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20111220035300.GA27625@dormouse.experts-exchange.com> References: <201112192210.pBJMAEnu021127@freefall.freebsd.org> <20111220035300.GA27625@dormouse.experts-exchange.com>
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on 20/12/2011 05:53 Jason Helfman said the following: > On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 10:10:14PM +0000, Andriy Gapon thus spake: >> Oh, I didn't mean to use the files as is. My suggestion was to create >> Java tz files from the already installed zoneinfo files. So that e.g. >> Java software and other software have the same idea of the timezones. > > > In doing some research, and testing, regarding this idea, I don't believe > this suggestion is the best route to go. > > 1) You can't build the java files based on installed zonefiles. 2) You > can't guarantee that the extracted files are going to be the latest > timezone data, and haven't been extrated before at a different release > level. 3) No port, at the moment, depends on misc/zonedata. > > In my humble opinion, it is best to handle this inside this port given the > nature of the beast that OpenJDK is, and minimize introductions of > potential variables. OK. Thank you for investigating this. And for the patch, of course. -- Andriy Gapon
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