Re: The rh7.3 time errors

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Magnus Naeslund(f)" <mag(at)fbab(dot)net>
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 18:44:29
Message-ID: 200209281844.g8SIiTt27938@candle.pha.pa.us
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Magnus Naeslund(f) wrote:
> Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com> wrote:
> > Magnus Naeslund(f) wrote:
> >> Was there a workaround for the errors in time handling for rh7.3
> >> dist?
> >>
> >> I get there regression failures:
> >> abstime ... FAILED
> >> tinterval ... FAILED
> >> test horology ... FAILED
> >>
> >> I remember the discussion about old dates, but not if there was any
> >> fix for it...
> >>
> >
> > Tom fixed this just before we went into beta. Are you using a recent
> > snapshot?
> >
> > Joe
>
> As usual, i never remember to supply version information.
> I'm using latest stable, 7.2.2.
> Is there a quick workaround for this version, or must there be code ?

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.

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