Changeset 7d92ae1

Timestamp:

07/22/2006 02:49:02 AM (18 years ago)

Author:

Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@…>

Children:

d418288

Parents:

87b5e7b

Message:

Updated the discussion concerning zimezones.

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/6.2/BOOK@7691 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

Files:

• chapter01/changelog.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chapter06/glibc.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• general.ent (modified) (1 diff)

chapter01/changelog.xml

@@ -40 +40 @@
       <para>July 21, 2006</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Updated the discussion concerning zimezones.
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[dnicholson] - Added a reminder to check that the virtual

chapter06/glibc.xml

@@ -255 +255 @@
 EOF</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>To determine the local time zone, run the following script:</para>
+    <para>One way to determine the local time zone, run the following
+    script:</para>
 
 <screen role="nodump"><userinput>tzselect</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>After answering a few questions about the location, the script will
-    output the name of the time zone (e.g., <emphasis>EST5EDT</emphasis> or
-    <emphasis>Canada/Eastern</emphasis>). Then create the
-    <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file by running:</para>
+    output the name of the time zone (e.g.,
+    <emphasis>America/Edmonton</emphasis>). There are also some other possible
+    timezones listed in <filename
+    class='directory'>/usr/share/zoneinfo</filename> such as
+    <emphasis>Canada/Eastern</emphasis> or <emphasis>EST5EDT</emphasis> that
+    are not identified by the script but can be used.</para>
+    
+    <para>Then create the <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file by
+    running:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>cp -v --remove-destination /usr/share/zoneinfo/<replaceable>&lt;xxx&gt;</replaceable> \
     /etc/localtime</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Replace <replaceable>&lt;xxx&gt;</replaceable> with the name of the time zone
-    that <command>tzselect</command> provided (e.g., Canada/Eastern).</para>
+    <para>Replace <replaceable>&lt;xxx&gt;</replaceable> with the name of the
+    time zone selected (e.g., Canada/Eastern).</para>
 
     <variablelist>

general.ent

@@ -1 +1 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
 <!ENTITY version "6.2-pre2">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "July 19, 2006">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "July 22, 2006">
 <!ENTITY milestone "6.2">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "6.2"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->