It's not about one timezone. The new release refresh all available timezones. The whole package was synced with the latest Olson database.
It is simple analogy for tzdata package. You should also ask, why the tzdata package has so many changes and why don't simply update only one timezone? 2007/9/25, Martin Zobel-Helas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > On Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 14:55:47 +0200, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: > > Ah... Do you mean this mail? > > > > > am I missing something completely here? > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/debian/packages$ diff -rNu > > > libdatetime-timezone-perl-0.42-before-dv/ > > > > libdatetime-timezone-perl-0.42 | diffstat > > > changelog | 9 > > > control | 4 > > > packages | 2 > > > patches/001-AKST9AKDT_timezone.patch | 11 > > > patches/010-tzdata2007g.patch |38814 > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > patches/012-tzdata2007g-tests.patch | 21 > > > patches/020-AKST9AKDT_timezone.patch | 11 > > > rules | 4 > > > update-tzdata.sh | 30 > > > 9 files changed, 38890 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) > > > > What is your question exactly? Do you mean, the patch is too large or > > what? Can you clarify, what do you really want to ask? > > > > The package is perfectly correct and the only difference is updated > > timezone database plus the shell script debian/update-tzdata.sh which > > I used for updating plus updated test units for new database. > > I don't understand why there is a patch of 38k lines needed to fix ONE > SINGE timezone. > > Greetings > Martin > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root]# man real-life > No manual entry for real-life > > -- .''`. Piotr Roszatycki : :' : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `. `' mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]