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diff --git a/usr.sbin/zic/README b/usr.sbin/zic/README index 5de3d74..985a511 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/zic/README +++ b/usr.sbin/zic/README @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -@(#)README 7.10 +@(#)README 7.11 "What time is it?" -- Richard Deacon as The King "Any time you want it to be." -- Frank Baxter as The Scientist @@ -33,8 +33,22 @@ Since POSIX frowns on correct leap second handling, the default behavior of the "zic" command (in the absence of a "-L" option) has been changed to omit leap second information from its output files. -Be sure to read the comments in "Makefile" and make any changes -needed to make things right for your system. +Here is a recipe for acquiring, building, installing, and testing the +tz distribution on a GNU/Linux or similar host. + + mkdir tz + cd tz + wget 'ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tz*.tar.gz' + gzip -dc tzcode*.tar.gz | tar -xf - + gzip -dc tzdata*.tar.gz | tar -xf - + +Be sure to read the comments in "Makefile" and make any changes needed +to make things right for your system, especially if you are using some +platform other than GNU/Linux. Then run the following commands, +substituting your desired installation directory for "$HOME/tzdir": + + make TOPDIR=$HOME/tzdir install + $HOME/tzdir/etc/zdump -v America/Los_Angeles To use the new functions, use a "-ltz" option when compiling or linking. |
