Tzdata for Java does have the Olson version information (eg,
tzdata2007k), but I don't think the OS tzdata has it. But I don't know
what Java should do if it was possible to check OS tzdata version. Can
you elaborate your suggestion a bit more?
Thanks,
Masayoshi
On 1/30/2008 8:51 AM, Martin Buchholz wrote:
Dalibor Topic wrote:
Masayoshi Okutsu wrote:
From the POV of operating system distributors that already need to
support tzdata for other applications, and therefore need to keep it
current anyway for their customers, I think it's preferable to rely on
system facilities where such facilities exist, than to have to push a
separate patch for the Java runtime.
Perhaps the best behavior is to check whether the system database is
at least as up to date as the Java database. Could Java know
about the "last" change to its own database, query the OS as to whether
it "knows about" this specific change, and if so, defer to it?
Martin
cheers,
dalibor topic
