RFR: 8345213: JVM Prefers /etc/timezone Over /etc/localtime on Debian 12

Tue Feb 25 07:19:53 UTC 2025

On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:46:52 GMT, Naoto Sato <naoto at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Removing the support for /etc/timezone file that is Debian distro specific. The file is no longer considered authoritative (https://wiki.debian.org/TimeZoneChanges#Check_Configured_Timezone), and in fact, it is now out of sync as the bug reports. The fix was confirmed manually on a Ubuntu 25.04.

@naotoj Do you know what was the last Debian release where this file was used? I'm looking at JDK-6456628 to try to understand if any of the distros from that needed this code have any supported releases that might need it.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/23755#issuecomment-2680905932