Re: cannot get build (initdb) to work after trying for a week - Mailing list pgsql-general

Eric wrote:
> I am getting truly desperate!  I am trying to build any version of
> Postgres on Windows from source.  First experience with Postgres
> source.  I have struggled for days trying to solve a problem. Would be
> willing to pay for the solution!!!
>
> The following error occurred when issuing a vanilla initdb command on
> my Windows system.
>
> FATAL:  could not select a suitable default timezone
> DETAIL:  It appears that your GMT time zone uses leap seconds.
> PostgreSQL does not support leap seconds.

Try specifying a timezone in postgresql.conf.  For initdb, I'd try
specifying it in the TZ environment variable.

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