[tz] Looking for a way to cut down binary zoneinfo size. Does anyone have the way to?

[Viktor Sergiienko]

Thanks Paul!

I don't have Android, I have a much smaller vanilla Linux. We do use
zic in a toolchain.

Update on my progress: immediately after sending the email, I got
another idea: apparently, Rules need to stay in the source data, they
shouldn't affect the output size, as long as no zoneline uses them.
(hope it's correct)
I've tried cutting zonelines only, but now I get several of:

> can't determine time zone abbreviation to use just after until time

It also appears to me that some zones will be completely empty, and
thus should turn into Links (question is, to what?)
The project goes on.



On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Paul Eggert <eggert at cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
> Android uses its own format, which is smaller; you might look into that. If
> memory serves, the default Android tzdata binary file doesn't worry about
> dates after 2038, which can save space if you know your devices cannot
> possibly be long-lived. There is an option to go past 2038, though, and I'd
> likely use that myself.