Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:30:25 GMT From: Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews@isc.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/95017: Timezone rules are out of date. Message-ID: <200603282130.k2SLUP6I019360@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/95017; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews@isc.org> To: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> Cc: FreeBSD Gnats Submit <freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: conf/95017: Timezone rules are out of date. Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:24:37 +1100 > On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 04:00:42AM +0000, Mark Andrews wrote: > > The following reply was made to PR conf/95017; it has been noted by GNATS. > > > > From: Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews@isc.org> > > To: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> > > Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org > > Subject: Re: conf/95017: Timezone rules are out of date. > > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:50:39 +1100 > > > > > That's why I made misc/zoneinfo. > > > > > > Well, after the problem occured of course :-( > > > > > > Edwin > > > > I can understand for misc/zoneinfo for branches that are > > not offically supported anymore. However RELENG_4 is still > > offically supported. > > Well, more for people who want to update their zoneinfo files without > upgrading their whole system. > > > Also for misc/zoneinfo to be useful you need hooks in base > > to prevent the port being overwritten whenever you do a > > post security installworld. > > Nice idea. I'll add an option to overwrite /usr/src/share/zoneinfo. > Or do you think this is not enough? cvsup will just stomp on it unless you tell it not to. I don't think its worth overwriting /usr/src/share/zoneinfo. make installworld NOZONEINFO=yes > Edwin > > -- > Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.mavetju.org > edwin@mavetju.org | Weblog: http://weblog.barnet.com.au/edwin/ -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews@isc.org
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