maintainer-feedback requested: [Bug 285244] x11/kde: qt6 version does not read /etc/localtime if it is not a symlink

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Bug 285244: x11/kde: qt6 version does not read /etc/localtime if it is not a
symlink
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=285244



--- Description ---
Scenario:
- FreeBSD stable/14 ca. Feb. 1
- ports latest
- Last port upgrade ca. Jan 30 (before kde was moved to qt6)
- Upgrading ports using portmaster on a build machine
- Running pkg repo on the build machine
- Upgrading ports on a client machine using pkg upgrade

Result:
- x11/kde5 gets replaced by x11/kde, plus numerous other ports similarly
- When using the new desktop for the first time, all clocks etc. complain about
"timezone not being set"

Scenario (continued):
- Selecting the timezone via the settings menu
- Prompted to enter root credentials, entering

Result:
- The timezone is now recognized correctly.

Analysis:
- Before, /etc/localtime was a copy of /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Vienna
- Now, it is a symlink to /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Vienna
- Obviously, the new code needs the symlink to function correctly

Problem:
- In single-user mode, /usr/share/zoneinfo is not available

Bug:
- kde should use the timezone parsing functions instead of looking at a
symlink.

-- Martin