On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:28:42 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >Sorry to bear bad news. But this is done well by nearly every OS >except z/OS: > > http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm > > The tz database > > The public-domain time zone database contains code and > data that represent the history of local time for many > representative locations around the globe. It is updated > periodically to reflect changes made by political bodies > to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and daylight-saving > rules. This database (often called tz or zoneinfo) is used > by several implementations, including the GNU C Library > used in GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Cygwin, DJGPP, > AIX, Mac OS X, OpenVMS, Oracle Database, Solaris, Tru64, > and UnixWare. > >Shame on IBM for its steadfast NIH attitude. I can find the >zoneinfo data files on our z/OS system somewhere in /usr/lpp. >They came with some (I believe IBM -- DCS?) product. They >don't generally affect the syscalls you mention. Someone >should open a Requirement. This should even be in STCKCONV. >
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/07/unix_time_zone_database_destroyed/ Norbert Friemel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
