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diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index 7c44594..c5f1591 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ This option hardcodes the newly built C library path in dynamic tests so that they can be invoked directly. @item --disable-timezone-tools -By default, timezone related utilities (@command{zic}, @command{zdump}, +By default, time zone related utilities (@command{zic}, @command{zdump}, and @command{tzselect}) are installed with @theglibc{}. If you are building these independently (e.g. by using the @samp{tzcode} package), then this option will allow disabling the install of these. @@ -456,9 +456,9 @@ permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling process. If you are using a Linux kernel with the @code{devpts} filesystem enabled and mounted at @file{/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 ensure that +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. @@ -481,12 +481,12 @@ as files in the default configured locale installation directory (derived from root use @samp{DESTDIR} e.g.@: @samp{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 @code{TZ} environment +To configure the time zone ruleset, set the @code{TZ} environment variable. The script @code{tzselect} helps you to select the right value. As an example, for Germany, @code{tzselect} would tell you to use @samp{TZ='Europe/Berlin'}. For a system wide installation (the given paths are for an installation with @samp{--prefix=/usr}), link the -timezone file which is in @file{/usr/share/zoneinfo} to the file +time zone file which is in @file{/usr/share/zoneinfo} to the file @file{/etc/localtime}. For Germany, you might execute @samp{ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime}. |