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Package: tzdata
Version: 2010m-1
Severity: normal
On this system, /usr/share/zoneinfo/JEST exists, and /etc/timezone
uses it and works fine, but it breaks upgrades of tzdata.
root@gnu:/usr/share/zoneinfo>DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer
/var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): Trying to find a templates file..
debconf (developer): Trying /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config.templates
debconf (developer): Trying /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.templates
debconf (developer): I guess it is /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.templates
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Areas seen true
debconf (developer): --> 0 true
debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Zones/JEST seen true
debconf (developer): --> 10 tzdata/Zones/JEST doesn't exist
zsh: exit 10 DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config
When using dpkg-reconfigure tzdata, it fails a little later:
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Areas JEST
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Zones/JEST JEST
debconf (developer): --> 10 tzdata/Zones/JEST doesn't exist
I think it would be reasonable to have the config script
(and postinst) simply bail out without doing anything if a
template does not exist for the system's configured
time zone.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages tzdata depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.36 Debian configuration management sy
tzdata recommends no packages.
tzdata suggests no packages.
-- debconf information:
tzdata/Zones/Australia:
tzdata/Zones/Asia:
tzdata/Zones/SystemV:
tzdata/Zones/Pacific:
tzdata/Zones/Atlantic:
tzdata/Zones/US:
* tzdata/Zones/Etc: UTC
tzdata/Zones/Arctic:
tzdata/Zones/Antarctica:
tzdata/Zones/Europe:
tzdata/Zones/Africa:
* tzdata/Zones/America: New_York
* tzdata/Areas: America
tzdata/Zones/Indian:
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Version: 2024b-3
On Fri, 5 Nov 2010 19:49:44 -0400 Joey Hess <jo...@debian.org> wrote:
> Package: tzdata
> Version: 2010m-1
> Severity: normal
>
> On this system, /usr/share/zoneinfo/JEST exists, and /etc/timezone
> uses it and works fine, but it breaks upgrades of tzdata.
>
> root@gnu:/usr/share/zoneinfo>DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer
/var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config
> debconf (developer): frontend started
> debconf (developer): Trying to find a templates file..
> debconf (developer): Trying /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config.templates
> debconf (developer): Trying /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.templates
> debconf (developer): I guess it is /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.templates
> debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is
> debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config
> debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
> debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
> debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
> debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
> debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Areas seen true
> debconf (developer): --> 0 true
> debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Zones/JEST seen true
> debconf (developer): --> 10 tzdata/Zones/JEST doesn't exist
> zsh: exit 10 DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer
/var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config
This is fixed:
```
$ ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/JEST /etc/localtime
$ DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): Trying to find a templates file..
debconf (developer): Trying /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config.templates
debconf (developer): Trying /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.templates
debconf (developer): I guess it is /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.templates
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape
debconf (developer): <-- FGET tzdata/Areas seen
debconf (developer): --> 0 true
debconf (developer): <-- GET tzdata/Areas
debconf (developer): --> 0 Etc
debconf (developer): <-- FGET tzdata/Zones/Etc seen
debconf (developer): --> 0 true
debconf (developer): <-- GET tzdata/Zones/Etc
debconf (developer): --> 0 UTC
debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Areas seen false
debconf (developer): --> 0 false
debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Zones/Etc seen false
debconf (developer): --> 0 false
debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Areas Etc
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Zones/Etc UTC
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high tzdata/Areas
debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked
debconf (developer): <-- GO
[...]
```
The config script will fall back to UTC if the current timezone is not
known.
> When using dpkg-reconfigure tzdata, it fails a little later:
>
> debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
> debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
> debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
> debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
> debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Areas JEST
> debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
> debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Zones/JEST JEST
> debconf (developer): --> 10 tzdata/Zones/JEST doesn't exist
>
> I think it would be reasonable to have the config script
> (and postinst) simply bail out without doing anything if a
> template does not exist for the system's configured
> time zone.
--
Benjamin Drung
Debian & Ubuntu Developer
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