Re: [PATCH] date/timelib: use system timezone database

2008/1/10, Pierre <pierre.php@gmail.com>: > Besides the issues listed by Derick, there is two problems with these > choices (distro making design changes to upstream software). > Please don't add the timezone to the list > of troubles. The vast mayority of PHP users obtain it via their OS vendor, isnt that enough reason to make their life easier just providing an alternative ? We sometimes have to do those "design changes" because the original behaviuor is simple not suitable. > If distros start to use the > system timezone Distros use system timezonedb for %99 of the other components(some of them far more critical than PHP) , why PHP has to be special ? > I'm sure we will see very old databases on many > servers in a couple of years. yes but PHP nor the distro makers are to be blamed for that, because distros **do** update the system tzdb regulary otherwise you have literally gazillions of components that will return out-of-date information. -- http://www.cristianrodriguez.net