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[Alex Ray <a@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

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.

** Affects: tzdata (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1513221

Title:
  Leap-seconds file missing

Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu:
  New

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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