Kind of solved.. [WAS: Re: Linux compat 2.6.16 reports time incorrect?]

[Jeremy Messenger]

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:31:52 -0500, Jeremy Messenger <mezz7 at cox.net> wrote:

> Hello folks,
>
> I have updated RELENG_7 recently, and switched to 2.6.26 and f8 at the  
> same time. I am not sure which I am supposed to blame on. :-) Anyway,  
> now my linux-opera M2 (mail) client reports time incorrect. So I have  
> checked with date(1) and it does indeed report different.
>
> ----------------------------------
> # /bin/date
> Mon Oct 20 22:28:35 CDT 2008
> # /compat/linux/bin/date
> Tue Oct 21 03:28:38 UTC 2008
> ----------------------------------
>
> I do not remember for have to configure the date correct for Linux 2.4  
> stuff before I update RELENG_7 and switched to newer 2.6.16 stuff. I am  
> wondering if I have to do that now for configure time or it's not normal?

I have downloaded tzdata-2008h-1.fc8.noarch.rpm and extracted it. Then  
copy it in /compat/linux/etc/localtime and now it works correct. Only a  
few seconds difference, but does not matter to me.

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# /bin/date
Tue Oct 21 14:33:55 CDT 2008
# /compat/linux/bin/date
Tue Oct 21 19:33:59 UTC 2008
# cp usr/share/zoneinfo/right/America/Cancun /compat/linux/etc/localtime
# /compat/linux/bin/date
Tue Oct 21 14:33:43 CDT 2008
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Maybe edwin's plan of update tzcode to 2008e might help with this issue? I  
am hoping that his update tzcode can help linux_base-f8 to have correct  
time without have to use tzdata-2008h-1.fc8.noarch.rpm.

http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arch/2008-September/008599.html  
(patches included)

BTW: Add CC'ing to edwin to see if he thinks update tzcode can helps with  
this issue.

Cheers,
Mezz

> BTW: Please add me in CC, thanks!
>
> Cheers,
> Mezz


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