[tz] Troubles with zone Asia/Gaza after tzdata2020b release

Paul Eggert eggert at cs.ucla.edu
Wed Mar 3 19:32:52 UTC 2021


On 3/3/21 8:06 AM, Brian Inglis via tz wrote:
> Your best option may be following suggestions to generate data using e.g.:
> 
>      $ zic -b slim -r @0/@2147483647 <data files>
> 
> or the make equivalent to exclude leapseconds, right and posix, 
> backward, backzone, and legacy files, and include data only until 2038, 
> unless you really need some of those extra features or time range, in 
> which case you will need to update your library functions.

I'd also suggest trying "-b fat" instead of "-b slim". But at any rate, 
if you're using a library that old and unsupported I have my doubts as 
to whether your devices will keep working after the year 2038, no matter 
what zic options you use.


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