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| author | Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> | 1998-11-30 13:48:15 +0000 |
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| committer | Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> | 1998-11-30 13:48:15 +0000 |
| commit | 3f7b3d9b1f5fe48edeaa532355a7fb04a1836fa2 (patch) | |
| tree | 9f695a2a55259c26ec5f5a76a35e02ab121eeecf /FAQ.in | |
| parent | 3dc9c97969f0612fe8a0133c14eed5462ebbae11 (diff) | |
Mention stupid time zone name problem.
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| -rw-r--r-- | FAQ.in | 16 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ the future then the libc may need to change again. IPv6 will not work with a 2.0.x kernel. When kernel 2.2 is released it should contain all the necessary support; until then you should use the -latest 2.1.x release you can find. As of 98/11/26 the currently recommended +latest 2.1.x release you can find. As of 98/11/26 the currently recommended kernel for IPv6 is 2.1.129. Also, as of the 2.1 release the IPv6 API provided by GNU libc is not @@ -1208,6 +1208,20 @@ Looijaard describes a different way installing glibc2 as secondary libc at Please note that this is not a complete list. +?? The timezone string for Sydney/Australia is wrong since even when + daylight saving time is in effect the timezone string is EST. + +{UD} The problem for some timezones is that the local authorities decided +to use the term "summer time" instead of "daylight saving time". In this +case the abbreviation character `S' is the same as the standard one. So, +for Sydney we have + + Eastern Standard Time = EST + Eastern Summer Time = EST + +Great! To get this bug fixed convince the authorities to change the laws +and regulations of the country this effects. glibc behaves correctly. + Answers were given by: {UD} Ulrich Drepper, <drepper@cygnus.com> |