On Linux RedHat 6.2, kernel 2.4 I compile tzdata using zic. Everything is OK, the compiled data files are produced into /usr/local/etc/zoneinfo and when I compare to the current tzdata files /usr/share/zoneinfo I realized that the files bellow are missing in my new compiled directory iso31166.tab posix posixrules right zone.tab [root@freygagne tzdata2001a]# ../tzcode2001a/zic africa antarctica asia australasia backwar d etcetera europe factory northamerica pacificnew solar87 solar88 solar89 southamerica syst emv "backward", line 49: warning: hard link failed, symbolic link used "backward", line 50: warning: hard link failed, symbolic link used "backward", line 51: warning: hard link failed, symbolic link used "backward", line 52: warning: hard link failed, symbolic link used the symbolic links are GMT+0 GMT-0 GMT0 Greenwich Universal and Zulu Is it normal ? François REYGAGNE. Software Architect. opt[e]way S.A., 2881 route des Crêtes, BP308 06906 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, FRANCE tél: +33 (0)4 92 95 27 01 http://www.opteway.com