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Hi all, |
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why do we *copy* the timezone file to /etc/localtime, instead of symlinking it like everyone else? |
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1) Our handbook recommends: |
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echo "Europe/Brussels" > /etc/timezone |
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emerge --config sys-libs/timezone-data |
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which is effectively doing |
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echo "Europe/Brussels" > /etc/timezone |
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cp -f /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime |
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2) Most other distros seem to just do |
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ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime |
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and use the link content as timezone name (this is also what is required by systemd). |
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Does anyone remember the reason for 1) ? Or is that lost in history? |
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Cheers, |
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Andreas |
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PS See also bug https://bugs.gentoo.org/737914 , where support for 1) was removed from Qt. |
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Andreas K. Hüttel |
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dilfridge@g.o |
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Gentoo Linux developer |
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(council, toolchain, base-system, perl, libreoffice) |