* tools/dist/release.py: Set TZ to UTC so timezones in tarballs do not
depend on local settings.
@@ -1329,6 +1329,9 @@ def main():
os.environ['PATH'] = os.path.join(get_prefix(args.base_dir), 'bin') + ':' \
+ os.environ['PATH']
+ # Make timestamps in tarballs independent of local timezone
+ os.environ['TZ'] = 'UTC'
+
# finally, run the subcommand, and give it the parsed arguments
args.func(args)
