There were specific reaons to convert it from a symlink to a real file some releases ago (behaviour on upgrades, availability when /usr is not yet mounted, etc.), so we won't change this back. This should instead be fixed in Java?
** Package changed: tzdata (Ubuntu) => openjdk-6 (Ubuntu) -- java does not handle timezones correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/463943 You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenJDK, which is subscribed to openjdk-6 in ubuntu. Status in “openjdk-6” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: tzdata Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Date d = new Date() <-- should be current local time, but is an hour off TO FIX : /etc/localtime should be a **symlink** to (for example) /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Angeles NOT a copy of the file Thanks! _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openjdk Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openjdk More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
