[Bug 1513221] Re: Leap-seconds file missing

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This bug was fixed in the package tzdata - 2016b-0ubuntu0.14.04

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tzdata (2016b-0ubuntu0.14.04) trusty; urgency=medium

  * New upstream, with changes up to 2016b (LP: #1539491, #1557359)
  * Install leap-seconds.list to /usr/share/zoneinfo (LP: #1513221)

 -- Adam Conrad <adconrad at ubuntu.com>  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 11:15:49 -0600

** Changed in: tzdata (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  Leap-seconds file missing

Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in tzdata source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in tzdata source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Precise (12.04 LTS) is missing the leap-seconds.list file.

  Communication with systems that aren't readily connected to the
  internet (like space systems) often requires using a non-leaping time
  base such as TAI.

  While it's possible to convert an entire ubuntu system to TAI, this is
  a heavy hammer when the only need is to figure out current leap-second
  offset.

  It's possible to parse this info out of the `right/UTC` timezone info
  file, but that's a convoluted way to get at the data.

  It's also possible to request this info from the Internet Engineering
  Task Force (IETF) website, but that isn't always feasible with limited
  connectivity.

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