Re: The rh7.3 time errors

From: "Magnus Naeslund(f)" <mag(at)fbab(dot)net>
To: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Joe Conway" <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: The rh7.3 time errors
Date: 2002-09-28 19:05:31
Message-ID: 170901c26722$03f17520$f80c0a0a@mnd
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
> The change was to use localtime() rather than mktime() in the code.
> There is no workaround available for 7.2.X, and I don't see that
> anyone backpatched it to 7.2 CVS. However, we are considering a
> 7.2.3 and a backpatch of that fix may be worthwhile.
>

That would be excellent, because it feels awkward installing stuff that doesn't pass the regression tests, as all our new linux boxes will be rh7.3.
But right now in our apps we're not relying on the time being right (isn't that the issue?) only the years...

If it's a simple fix, i think we should include that in the next 7.2.X .

Magnus

--
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Programmer/Networker [|] Magnus Naeslund
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

In response to

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Alvaro Herrera 2002-09-28 19:19:44 Re: 7.2.3?
Previous Message Tom Lane 2002-09-28 18:59:30 Re: initdb failed due to syntax error