Use check_mild instead of check

* TZDB has been updated to better handle our use case

.github/workflows/prerelease.yml

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         git describe --abbrev=7 --dirty
         git describe --match "[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][a-z]*" --abbrev=7 --dirty
         git describe --match '[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][a-z]*' --abbrev=7 --dirty
-        make check VERSION="${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}" ZONETABLES="zone.tab"
+        make check_mild VERSION="${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}" ZONETABLES="zone.tab"
         make tarballs VERSION="${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}"
         ls -la
         sha512sum tzcode${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}.tar.gz > tzcode${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}.tar.gz.sha512
@@ -70,3 +70,4 @@ jobs:
 
 # Use git rest --hard to ensure the state is what make expects, if this is not done the version file is incorrect in the output
 # ZONETABLES is set to remove zone1970.tab, as the Makefile validation doesn't cover our use case
+# check_mild is used instead of check, as the Makefile validation doesn't cover our use case

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         git tag --list
         git reset --hard ${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}
         ls -la
-        make check VERSION="${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}" ZONETABLES="zone.tab"
+        make check_mild VERSION="${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}" ZONETABLES="zone.tab"
         make tarballs VERSION="${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}"
         ls -la
         sha512sum tzcode${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}.tar.gz > tzcode${{ env.TAG_VERSION }}.tar.gz.sha512
@@ -75,3 +75,4 @@ jobs:
 
 # Use git rest --hard to ensure the state is what make expects, if this is not done the version file is incorrect in the output
 # ZONETABLES is set to remove zone1970.tab, as the Makefile validation doesn't cover our use case
+# check_mild is used instead of check, as the Makefile validation doesn't cover our use case

.github/workflows/scheduled.yml

@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd global
         ls -la
-        make check VERSION="test" ZONETABLES="zone.tab"
+        make check_mild VERSION="test" ZONETABLES="zone.tab"
         make tarballs VERSION="test"
         ls -la

GlobalTzMain.java

@@ -363,11 +363,6 @@ void generate() throws IOException {
             // this is lenient, in case the Makefile changes again
             var makefile = ensureFileLoaded("Makefile");
             makefile.removeLines("\t\t  -v backcheck=backward");
-            makefile.setInsertPoint("check_now:", "now.ck:", 1, false);
-            // remove check_now
-            makefile.addLine("\t\ttouch $@");
-            makefile.addLine("# Original code:");
-            makefile.addLine("check_now_original:\tchecknow.awk date tzdata.zi zdump zic zone1970.tab zonenow.tab");
         }
 
         // processes the action