[tz] Need input - minimal tzdata install

Guy Harris gharris at sonic.net
Mon Jul 19 21:22:13 UTC 2021


On Jul 19, 2021, at 1:15 PM, Paul Eggert via tz <tz at iana.org> wrote:

> On 7/19/21 2:42 PM, Patsy Griffin via tz wrote:
>> We are looking at ways to reduce the amount of timezone data needed.
>> Specifically, we are considering providing a minimal/UTC-only tzdata
>> package.
> 
> The definition of "minimal" depends on what software you're using. For tzcode, the minimal/UTC-only tzdata should be trivial: it's the empty set.

...unless you want the leap second processing (which would make the system not POSIX-compatible).


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