From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 11 17:30:54 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47EAF16A41F for ; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:30:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3BC543D45 for ; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:30:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2BHUrsS018304 for ; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:30:53 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k2BHUruw018303; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:30:53 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:30:53 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200603111730.k2BHUruw018303@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "Frank W. Josellis" Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52FA316A41F for ; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:28:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from frank@dynamical-systems.org) Received: from mout0.freenet.de (mout0.freenet.de [194.97.50.131]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D86E043D48 for ; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:28:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from frank@dynamical-systems.org) Received: from [194.97.55.242] (helo=mx9.freenet.de) by mout0.freenet.de with esmtpa (Exim 4.61) (envelope-from ) id 1FI7te-0004WI-Px for FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:28:54 +0100 Received: from p508ebdb0.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([80.142.189.176] helo=pollux.senax.net) by mx9.freenet.de with esmtpsa (ID jr-relay@freenet.de) (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.61 #1) id 1FI7te-000462-HA for FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:28:54 +0100 Received: from pollux.senax.net (localhost.senax.net [127.0.0.1]) by pollux.senax.net (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k2BHSmSU001173; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:28:48 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from frank@dynamical-systems.org) Received: (from josellis@localhost) by pollux.senax.net (8.13.5/8.13.5/Submit) id k2BHSgZ0001172; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:28:42 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from frank@dynamical-systems.org) Message-Id: <200603111728.k2BHSgZ0001172@pollux.senax.net> Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:28:42 +0100 (CET) From: "Frank W. Josellis" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: misc/94362: share/zoneinfo for FreeBSD 4.11 is outdated X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:30:54 -0000 >Number: 94362 >Category: misc >Synopsis: share/zoneinfo for FreeBSD 4.11 is outdated >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Mar 11 17:30:51 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Frank W. Josellis >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD pollux.senax.net 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #4: Thu Jan 26 16:06:41 CET 2006 root@pollux.senax.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/POLLUX i386 >Description: The zoneinfo sources for FreeBSD 4.11 have not been updated for a fairly long period. It has already been reported that the leap second information for December 2005 is missing (PR kern/91152), and running FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE with leap second support enabled would still result in an incorrect system time. In addition, be aware that there is an exceptional extension of daylight saving time by one week announced for several Australian time zones (ACT, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania), see e.g. http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Corporate/ll_agdinfo.nsf/pages/community_relations_daylight_saving This information is not yet covered by the FreeBSD 4.11 zoneinfo files. If it remains this way, FreeBSD 4.x users in southeastern Australia will encounter a serious clock problem on March 26, 2006. N.B. FreeBSD 5.x and later are not affected by this problem. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: