sys-libs/timezone-data (gentoo)

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Install this package:

emerge -a sys-libs/timezone-data

Package Information

Description:
Timezone data (/usr/share/zoneinfo) and utilities (tzselect/zic/zdump)
Homepage:
https://www.iana.org/time-zones
License:
BSD public-domain

Versions

Version EAPI Keywords Slot
2026f 8 ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~arm64-macos ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris 0
2026e 8 ~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86 ~arm64-macos ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris 0

Metadata

Maintainers

Upstream

Raw Metadata XML
<pkgmetadata>
	<maintainer type="project">
		<email>toolchain@gentoo.org</email>
		<name>Gentoo Toolchain Project</name>
	</maintainer>
	<use>
		<flag name="leaps-timezone">
      Install the set of "right" timezones; these timezones include leap seconds
      when counting seconds since the epoch (while POSIX does not) as they are
      based on the TAI (International Atomic Time) clock
    </flag>
		<flag name="zic-slim">
      Default to 'slim' file format for /usr/share/zoneinfo. Otherwise 'fat' format
      is used. Not all programs can handle 'slim' format'.
    </flag>
	</use>
	<upstream>
		<remote-id type="github">eggert/tz</remote-id>
	</upstream>
</pkgmetadata>

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USE Flags

Manage flags for this package: euse -i <flag> -p sys-libs/timezone-data | euse -E <flag> -p sys-libs/timezone-data | euse -D <flag> -p sys-libs/timezone-data

Flag Description 2026f 2026e
leaps-timezone Install the set of "right" timezones; these timezones include leap seconds when counting seconds since the epoch (while POSIX does not) as they are based on the TAI (International Atomic Time) clock ✓ ✓
nls Add Native Language Support (using gettext - GNU locale utilities) ✓ ✓
zic-slim Default to 'slim' file format for /usr/share/zoneinfo. Otherwise 'fat' format is used. Not all programs can handle 'slim' format'. ✓ ✓

Manifest

Type File Size Versions
DIST tzdb-2026e.tar.lz 569244 bytes 2026e
DIST tzdb-2026e.tar.lz.asc 833 bytes 2026e
DIST tzdb-2026f.tar.lz 569858 bytes 2026f
DIST tzdb-2026f.tar.lz.asc 833 bytes 2026f
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