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Mention stupid time zone name problem.

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Ulrich Drepper 1998-11-30 13:48:15 +00:00
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@ -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>