[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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