Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting
Date: 2006-03-02 00:37:37
Message-ID: 17752.1141259857@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Mark Dilger <pgsql(at)markdilger(dot)com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> If so, one function or the other is cheating.

> That depends what you mean by cheating. The justify_hours function
> looks to see what answer justify_days would give, but does not
> actually change the data. I described this all earlier and I still
> don't see why there is anything wrong with it.

The problem is that you can't determine "what answer justify_days would
give" without using the assumption "1 month == 30 days", which is an
assumption that justify_hours must not depend on.

regards, tom lane

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