Hi again. Looking a bit at the source code, it looks like the problem is that the code expects /etc/localtime to start with "TZif2". In my case, it starts with "TZif", without the "2". The file has not been changed since the system was installed in 2007.
So I guess the summary of the issue could be changed to "g_time_zone_new() does not support all versions of /etc/localtime used by Debian". // Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org