Bug#343645: Processed: Re: [Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Processed: Re: Bug#343645: e2fsprogs: Superblock last mount time is in the future, fix it ? (Y)

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

Hi LaMont!

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006, LaMont Jones wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 08:55:26AM -0200, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> > It should be fixed by util-linux (patch 50% done by yours thruly), and
> > glibc. It is wontfix for initscripts.  It is almost-pending for util-linux.
> > I have no idea if, after util-linux is fixed, glibc will do the right thing
> > and make sure /etc/localtime is always valid (bugs will need to be
> > reassigned to glibc, I don't think they have been notified yet.
> 
> What's the status of the patch, and can I get a copy of it?

I was trying to write one that did all in util-linux, but during that time
it become apparent that the fix needs to involve glibc and initscripts too
to be effective during DST.

I will send you a simple patch ASAP that just fixes things but requires the
user to manually edit the hwclockfirst.sh file and add TZ= something there,
and fix that manually for DST.

The full solution will (if approved by initscripts and glibc) have a working
/etc/localtime by the time hwclockfirst is run, so that TZ= will be
unneeded, and it will all work even during DST.

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  Henrique Holschuh