Bug 170652

Summary:	/etc/localtime should be a symlink to, not a copy of the appropriate file from /usr/share/zoneinfo
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	Vassil Peytchev <ecomm>
Component:	Installation Handbook	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=7
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Vassil Peytchev 2007-03-12 21:33:11 UTC

See chapter 7a for the instructions for setting /etc/localtime. This caused problems with the new DST in the US. Interestingly enough, the instruction from 2004.3, for example, show the link:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2004.3/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=7

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make the US Congress change the DST start date (or get the local government change whether DST is being observed). 
2. emerge timezone-data
3. Time doesn't change on the new date

Comment 1 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-03-12 21:35:05 UTC

Nope, actually, it shouldn't be either anymore. Known bug, being worked on. Will be fixed in the 2007.0 handbooks.

Comment 2 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-03-12 21:38:39 UTC

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=110038