dynamic tests so that they can be invoked directly.
'--disable-timezone-tools'
- By default, timezone related utilities ('zic', 'zdump', and
+ By default, time zone related utilities ('zic', 'zdump', and
'tzselect') are installed with the GNU C Library. If you are
building these independently (e.g. by using the 'tzcode' package),
then this option will allow disabling the install of these.
using a Linux kernel with the 'devpts' filesystem enabled and mounted at
'/dev/pts', you don't need this program.
- After installation you should configure the timezone and install
-locales for your system. The time zone configuration ensures that your
-system time matches the time for your current timezone. The locales
+ After installation you should configure the time zone ruleset and
+install locales for your system. The time zone ruleset ensures that
+timestamps are processed correctly for your location. The locales
ensure that the display of information on your system matches the
expectations of your language and geographic region.
DESTDIR=/opt/glibc', but note that this does not change the configured
prefix.
- To configure the locally used timezone, set the 'TZ' environment
+ To configure the time zone ruleset, set the 'TZ' environment
variable. The script 'tzselect' helps you to select the right value.
As an example, for Germany, 'tzselect' would tell you to use
'TZ='Europe/Berlin''. For a system wide installation (the given paths
-are for an installation with '--prefix=/usr'), link the timezone file
+are for an installation with '--prefix=/usr'), link the time zone file
which is in '/usr/share/zoneinfo' to the file '/etc/localtime'. For
Germany, you might execute 'ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin
/etc/localtime'.