GNU bug report logs - #48364
[PATCH 5/5] gnu: Add tz.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Stefan Reichör <stefan <at> xsteve.at>

Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 18:57:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Merged with 48360, 48361, 48362, 48363

Done: Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 48364 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Stefan Reichör <stefan <at> xsteve.at>
Cc: 48364 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#48364] [PATCH 5/5] gnu: Add tz.
Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 15:13:07 -0400

On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 08:55:54PM +0200, Stefan Reichör wrote:
> * gnu/packages/time.scm (tz): New variable.

> +    (synopsis "Display time across a few selected time zones.")
> +    (description
> +     "tz is a cli tool that displays a given time in several time zones.  Use
> +the environment variable TZ_LIST to specify a list of time zones.")

I'm curious, how does it find the time zone database?

It should look them up at runtime via something like a TZDIR environment
variable. It should not include a copy of the database, or else it will
become "stale" before too long.
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