Bug 178179 – Time zone info wrong/missing

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: [OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org

[Description Kim Pedersen 2007-05-12 11:44:35 UTC]

When setting the time zone in /etc/conf.d/clock only I get this message from date:


ksp@mithrandir ~ $ date
Sat May 12 13:24:51 Local time zone must be set--see zic manual page 2007

Why do I get the Local time zone must be set message when I have set it in the config file (the zic manual page does not reveal much I think)?

Regards
Kim

[Comment 1 SpanKY 2007-05-12 12:12:29 UTC]

timezone wont be automatically updated until sys-libs/timezone-data is merged; you'd have to set /etc/localtime yourself until then

[Comment 2 Kim Pedersen 2007-05-12 12:18:49 UTC]

should this not be written here http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?part=1&chap=9 or some other place in the install guide? At least as an optional install.

[Comment 3 SpanKY 2007-05-12 12:28:48 UTC]

i'm merely giving information about current system; someone else will actually adapt the documentation to match reality

[Comment 4 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) 2007-05-12 22:58:09 UTC]

You're right. The initial copy shouldn't have been removed.
See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml#doc_chap2_sect9

[Comment 5 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) 2007-05-15 13:07:53 UTC]

Fixed.