--- Makefile | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 3f4b123..0dc44ae 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ LOCALTIME= GMT # # Any other value for POSIXRULES is obsolete and should not be relied on, as: # * It does not work correctly in popular implementations such as GNU/Linux. -# * It does not work in the tzdb implementation for timestamps after 2037. -# * It is incompatible with 'zic -b slim' if POSIXRULES specifies transitions -# at standard time or UT rather than at local time. +# * It does not work even in tzcode, except for historical timestamps +# that precede the last explicit transition in the POSIXRULES file. +# Hence it typically does not work for current and future timestamps. # In short, software should avoid ruleless settings like TZ='EET-2EEST' # and so should not depend on the value of POSIXRULES. # -- 2.27.0