Re: initdb detecting date order

Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> > Here's a patch for initdb detecting the date order of the lc_time locale
> > and initializing the datestyle parameter of the new cluster
> > accordingly.
>
> Er, is that really a good idea? It will make it impossible to document
> what the "default" behavior is; among other things, this will probably
> break installcheck regression tests.

FYI, it is a TODO item, with a question mark:

* Have initdb set the input DateStyle (MDY or DMY) based on locale?

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