[tz] 2023c install issue

Rune Torgersen runet at innovsys.com
Fri Sep 15 13:33:56 UTC 2023


Yes, that works!
Ppatch did not apply to tzcode 2023c, but I used the latest from the git repo, which included this patch.
Looks like it made hardlinks without issues.

Kernel version is actually 2.6.24 and 2.6.25.

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> Subject: Re: [tz] 2023c install issue
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> On 2023-09-14 14:03, Rune Torgersen via tz wrote:
> > Tzcode 2018a through 2021a works, with quite a few
> > warning: "tzdata.zi", line 4423: symbolic link used because hard link failed:
> Invalid argument
> >
> > tzcode2021b and up:
> > ./zic: Can't link /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Abidjan to
> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Accra: Invalid argument
> 
> What's the Linux kernel version? 2.6.16 or 2.6.17?
> 
> Please try the attached proposed patch, which I installed into the
> development sources on GitHub. I don't have easy access to systems like
> yours so it'd be helpful if you could test the patch. Thanks.


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