Thomas Munro <thomas.munro@gmail.com> writes:
> This came up with the CI image:
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/20230731191510.pebqeiuo2sbmlcfh%40awork3.anarazel.de
BTW, after re-reading that thread, I think the significant
difference is that these FreeBSD images don't force you to
select a timezone during setup, unlike what I recall seeing
when installing x86_64 FreeBSD. You're not forced to run
bsdconfig at all, and even if you do it doesn't make you
enter the sub-menu where you can pick a timezone. I recall
that I did do that while setting mine up, but I'll bet
Tomas skipped it. I'm not sure at this point whether FreeBSD
changed behavior since 13.x, or this is a difference between
their preferred installation processes for x86 vs. ARM.
But in any case, it's clearly easier to get into the
no-/etc/localtime state with these systems than I thought
before.
regards, tom lane