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From: Anatolii Smolianinov <zarkonesmall@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:01:36 +0200
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Subject: Re: Timezone: resolve $TZDIR in runtime
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Right, it is not an official standard, but TZDIR appears in tzselect, which
comes from GNU libc.  https://www.unix.com/man-page/redhat/8/TZSELECT/

date(1) does not set timezone dir: but it uses TZ, and, in man, it refers
to tzselect:
> use tzselect to find TZ"


On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 6:16=E2=80=AFPM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:

> Anatolii Smolianinov <zarkonesmall@gmail.com> writes:
> > As I've mentioned, it's not about embedded really, it is more about
> support
> > of standard $TZDIR mechanics in general.
>
> One problem with your argument is that there's no standard mentioning
> TZDIR, nor does it appear to affect actually-standard utilities
> like date(1).
>
>                         regards, tom lane
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Right, it is not an official standard, but TZDIR appe=
ars in tzselect, which comes from GNU libc.=C2=A0 <a href=3D"https://www.un=
ix.com/man-page/redhat/8/TZSELECT/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.unix.com/=
man-page/redhat/8/TZSELECT/</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div>date(1) does =
not set timezone dir: but it uses TZ, and, in man, it refers to tzselect:=
=C2=A0</div><div>&gt; use tzselect to find TZ&quot;<br></div><div><br></div=
><br><div><br><br><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 6:16=E2=
=80=AFPM Tom Lane &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us" target=3D"_blank=
">tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)=
;padding-left:1ex">Anatolii Smolianinov &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:zarkonesmall@=
gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">zarkonesmall@gmail.com</a>&gt; writes:<br>
&gt; As I&#39;ve mentioned, it&#39;s not about embedded really, it is more =
about support<br>
&gt; of standard $TZDIR mechanics in general.<br>
<br>
One problem with your argument is that there&#39;s no standard mentioning<b=
r>
TZDIR, nor does it appear to affect actually-standard utilities<br>
like date(1).<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 regards, tom lane<br>
</blockquote></div>

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