Re: [ITA] tzcode tzdata
On 2020-06-30 13:01, Marco Atzeri via Cygwin-apps wrote: > On 30.06.2020 20:45, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> On Jun 20 14:07, Brian Inglis wrote: >>> I would like to offer to adopt packages tzdata and tzcode: >>> >>> Time Zone Database and utilities >>> >>> Source and binary packages are available for testing on Gdrive: >>> >>> tzcode https://drive.google.com/open?id=19gibjLtiy8uSTEo6Qb9wgUwGvhvFYPNk >>> >>> tzdata https://drive.google.com/open?id=16A9TgDbKaGuFv-pY9zEwveov9kzSj0eQ >>> >>> I have added some more HTML and text docs and the version file, and moved >>> zdump >>> from /usr/sbin/ to /usr/bin/ to better reflect what other distros do, and >>> allow >>> users to more easily check whether rules have been updated. >> >> ACKing adoption. >> >> Thanks, >> Corinna > updated cygwin-pkg-maint > > Regards > Marco Thanks folks, tzcode update released -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. [Data in IEC units and prefixes, physical quantities in SI.]
Re: [ITA] tzcode tzdata
On 30.06.2020 20:45, Corinna Vinschen wrote: On Jun 20 14:07, Brian Inglis wrote: I would like to offer to adopt packages tzdata and tzcode: Time Zone Database and utilities Source and binary packages are available for testing on Gdrive: tzcode https://drive.google.com/open?id=19gibjLtiy8uSTEo6Qb9wgUwGvhvFYPNk tzdata https://drive.google.com/open?id=16A9TgDbKaGuFv-pY9zEwveov9kzSj0eQ I have added some more HTML and text docs and the version file, and moved zdump from /usr/sbin/ to /usr/bin/ to better reflect what other distros do, and allow users to more easily check whether rules have been updated. ACKing adoption. Thanks, Corinna updated cygwin-pkg-maint Regards Marco
Re: [ITA] tzcode tzdata
On Jun 20 14:07, Brian Inglis wrote: > I would like to offer to adopt packages tzdata and tzcode: > > Time Zone Database and utilities > > The Time Zone Database (often called tz, tzdb, or zoneinfo) contains > data that represents the history of local time for most locations around > the world, and supports conversion of UTC time to local time at those > locations to allow display of those local times. It is updated > periodically to reflect changes made by political bodies to daylight > saving (summer time) rules, UTC offsets, and time zone boundaries. > > Unless Corinna or Yaakov would like to retain maintenance of them; I already > asked Mark Geisert, who made recent updates to base Cygwin tzcode on > cygwin-patches, and he expressed no interest in the packages. > > I have been a subscriber to the tz and tz-announce MLs for years, originally > checking for new releases daily, to download and apply to my JVMs with the > tzupdater; now, with my other packages, weekly, just for interest and to keep > my > archives complete. > > Source and binary packages are available for testing on Gdrive: > > tzcode > https://drive.google.com/open?id=19gibjLtiy8uSTEo6Qb9wgUwGvhvFYPNk > > tzdata > https://drive.google.com/open?id=16A9TgDbKaGuFv-pY9zEwveov9kzSj0eQ > > I have added some more HTML and text docs and the version file, and moved > zdump > from /usr/sbin/ to /usr/bin/ to better reflect what other distros do, and > allow > users to more easily check whether rules have been updated. ACKing adoption. Thanks, Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Cygwin Maintainer
