Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:52:23 -0600 (CST) From: Tim Zingelman <zingelman@fnal.gov> To: FreeBSD-Java <java@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Setting the JVM timezone Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.43.0203122142500.1141-100000@nova.fnal.gov> In-Reply-To: <B8B41FBA.5835%timster@blackcore.com>
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On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Timothy Kettering wrote: > > > > With the compiled native JDK 1.3.1, > > I got: > > java TestRun > > The TZ is: CET > > (correct) > > > > With the Linux jdk1.3.1: > > java TestRun > > The TZ is: EST > > (wrong) > > but after > > > > $ export TZ=CET > > > > I got the right result: > > java TestRun > > The TZ is: CET > > Regards, > > > > Jorge > > > > Ok I tried the same stuff you did, and I seem to have gotten completely > opposite results. Here's a paste. But it seems that at first the linux JDK > got the timezone right, but then after exporting the TZ, both JDKs return > GMT?? > > $ /usr/local/linux-jdk1.3.1/bin/java TestRun > The TZ is: GMT-06:00 > $ /usr/local/jdk1.3.1/bin/java TestRun > The TZ is: GMT+06:00 > $ export TZ=CST > $ /usr/local/linux-jdk1.3.1/bin/java TestRun > The TZ is: GMT+00:00 > $ /usr/local/jdk1.3.1/bin/java TestRun > The TZ is: GMT+00:00 What we use, and works for us with both the linux 1.3.0 jdk on intel (on FreeBSD) and the solaris 1.3.0 jdk on sparc is "export TZ=CST6CDT". solaris8$ java -version java version "1.3.0_01" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0_01) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0_01, mixed mode) solaris8$ export TZ=CST6CDT solaris8$ java TestRun The TZ is: CST solaris8$ unset TZ solaris8$ java TestRun The TZ is: GMT-06:00 FreeBSD$ java -version java version "1.3.0" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0) Classic VM (build 1.3.0, green threads, nojit) FreeBSD$ export TZ=CST6CDT FreeBSD$ java TestRun The TZ is: CST FreeBSD$ unset TZ FreeBSD$ java TestRun The TZ is: GMT-06:00 Seem's pretty consistent. Sorry I don't have any other versions of the jdk handy to test with. - Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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