[gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-system.xml

["Sven Vermeulen (swift)" <swift@gentoo.org>]

swift       13/12/18 10:39:11

  Modified:             hb-install-system.xml
  Log:
  Fix bug #494466 - Add blurbs about localtime/timezone differences

Revision  Changes    Path
1.140                xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-system.xml

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Index: hb-install-system.xml
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diff -u -r1.139 -r1.140
--- hb-install-system.xml	17 Dec 2013 11:46:12 -0000	1.139
+++ hb-install-system.xml	18 Dec 2013 10:39:11 -0000	1.140
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-system.xml,v 1.139 2013/12/17 11:46:12 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-system.xml,v 1.140 2013/12/18 10:39:11 swift Exp $ -->
 
 <sections>
 
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 to progress to that state.
 </abstract>
 
-<version>31</version>
-<date>2013-12-17</date>
+<version>32</version>
+<date>2013-12-18</date>
 
 <section>
 <title>Chrooting</title>
@@ -432,8 +432,9 @@
 <p>
 Finally select your timezone so that your system knows where it is physically
 located. Look for your timezone in <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo</path>, then copy
-it to <path>/etc/localtime</path>. Please avoid the
-<path>/usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT*</path> timezones as their names do not
+it to <path>/etc/localtime</path>. This file is used by the C library (and
+perhaps others as well) to get local timezone information from. Please avoid
+the <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT*</path> timezones as their names do not
 indicate the expected zones. For instance, <path>GMT-8</path> is in fact
 GMT+8.
 </p>
@@ -442,7 +443,15 @@
 # <i>ls /usr/share/zoneinfo</i>
 <comment>(Suppose you want to use Europe/Brussels)</comment>
 # <i>cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime</i>
-<comment>(Next set the timezone)</comment>
+</pre>
+
+<p>
+Next set the timezone (as text) in the <path>/etc/timezone</path> file. This
+file is sometimes read by applications that do not support the standard 
+time methods on the system but want to know the current timezone.
+</p>
+
+<pre caption="Setting the timezone in plain text">
 # <i>echo "Europe/Brussels" &gt; /etc/timezone</i>
 </pre>