[arch-dev-public] [signoff] tzdata 2007j-1

[Jan de Groot]

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> Van: arch-dev-public-bounces at archlinux.org [mailto:arch-dev-public-
> bounces at archlinux.org] Namens Aaron Griffin
> Verzonden: woensdag 12 december 2007 5:27
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> Onderwerp: Re: [arch-dev-public] [signoff] tzdata 2007j-1
> 
> On Dec 10, 2007 3:00 AM, Roman Kyrylych <roman.kyrylych at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 2007/12/9, Dan McGee <dpmcgee at gmail.com>:
> > > On Dec 9, 2007 8:29 AM, Andreas Radke <a.radke at arcor.de> wrote:
> > > > updated tzdata pkg is in testing for both archs.
> > > >
> > > > please signoff
> > > >
> > > > -Andy
> > >
> > > No problems here on i686.
> > >
> >
> > One problem is still left. Please remove depends=('glibc') to avoid
> > dep cycle glibc->tzdata->glibc.
> 
> I don't think that's possible due to 'tzselete', 'zic', and 'zdump'
> 
> Opinions?

What about the fact that every system has glibc, and that nobody chooses to
install tzdata, but gets it installed because glibc wants it?
The only issue I can think of here is that you need glibc to build tzdata,
but hey, doesn't glibc itself need a host to be built on also?