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diff --git a/tz/etcetera b/tz/etcetera index 1dc7411..a7e0eb4 100644 --- a/tz/etcetera +++ b/tz/etcetera @@ -17,12 +17,16 @@ # behind GMT but uses the completely misleading abbreviation "GMT". Zone Etc/GMT 0 - GMT + +# The following zone is used by tzcode functions like gmtime, +# which load the "UTC" file to handle seconds properly. Zone Etc/UTC 0 - UTC # The following link uses older naming conventions, # but it belongs here, not in the file 'backward', -# as functions like gmtime load the "GMT" file to handle leap seconds properly. -# We want this to work even on installations that omit the other older names. +# as it is needed for tzcode releases through 2022a, +# where functions like gmtime load "GMT" instead of the "Etc/UTC". +# We want this to work even on installations that omit 'backward'. Link Etc/GMT GMT Link Etc/UTC Etc/Universal |