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| author | Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> | 2024-06-15 10:32:34 -0700 |
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| committer | Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> | 2024-06-15 10:32:34 -0700 |
| commit | 6059938728a98270b9706488887f43baa0471eba (patch) | |
| tree | e28e6f338fe380849d9a1f3ba99f03a31a2b3cd8 | |
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INSTALL: regenerate
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@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ if 'CFLAGS' is specified it must enable optimization. For example: dynamic tests so that they can be invoked directly. '--disable-timezone-tools' - By default, timezone related utilities ('zic', 'zdump', and + By default, time zone related utilities ('zic', 'zdump', and 'tzselect') are installed with the GNU C Library. If you are building these independently (e.g. by using the 'tzcode' package), then this option will allow disabling the install of these. @@ -417,9 +417,9 @@ a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling process. If you are using a Linux kernel with the 'devpts' filesystem enabled and mounted at '/dev/pts', you don't need this program. - After installation you should configure the timezone and install -locales for your system. The time zone configuration ensures that your -system time matches the time for your current timezone. The locales + After installation you should configure the time zone ruleset and +install locales for your system. The time zone ruleset ensures that +timestamps are processed correctly for your location. The locales ensure that the display of information on your system matches the expectations of your language and geographic region. @@ -445,11 +445,11 @@ root use 'DESTDIR' e.g. 'make localedata/install-locale-files DESTDIR=/opt/glibc', but note that this does not change the configured prefix. - To configure the locally used timezone, set the 'TZ' environment + To configure the time zone ruleset, set the 'TZ' environment variable. The script 'tzselect' helps you to select the right value. As an example, for Germany, 'tzselect' would tell you to use 'TZ='Europe/Berlin''. For a system wide installation (the given paths -are for an installation with '--prefix=/usr'), link the timezone file +are for an installation with '--prefix=/usr'), link the time zone file which is in '/usr/share/zoneinfo' to the file '/etc/localtime'. For Germany, you might execute 'ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime'. |