On 6/26/19 1:51 PM, Deborah Goldsmith wrote:
They’re not the only client of tzdb that’s still using rearguard, so I’m not sure what the issue is?
They're the client that we've gotten the most feedback from; squeaky wheel and all that. The main issue is that I am planning to stop distributing rearguard-format tzdata tarballs from my personal web pages at UCLA. Instead, users or distributors desiring rearguard format should use the output of "make rearguard_tarballs" or of "make rearguard.zi". This procedural change won't alter the tarballs released via IANA. There's also a less-important issue involving CLDR vs current and future Morocco rules. I doubt whether either issue will affect code or data in the next tzdb release. However, it may affect the NEWS file and/or the release announcement.