Re: BUG #2798: Obsolete tiemzone data included

Daniel Baldoni wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 2798
> Logged by: Daniel Baldoni
> Email address: pgsql(at)lcds(dot)com(dot)au
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2rc
> Operating system: Any
> Description: Obsolete tiemzone data included
> Details:
>
> G'day folks,
>
> This may not qualify as a "bug", but the timezone data included with the
> 8.2rc tarballs is out of date. Will the (at-the-time-of-release) "current"
> version be included with the 8.2 production version?
>
> Ciao.
>
> PS: Yes, I realise keeping timezone data up-to-date is
> an ongoing battle.

Post-rc1 we upgraded it again:

date: 2006/11/28 19:37:03; author: tgl; state: Exp; lines: +18 -8
Update timezone data to tzdata2006p zic distribution. It seems Western
Australia decided to institute DST with one month's notice ... way to
go, politicians.

We do not guarantee that we will always ship the most recent timezone
database version, however.

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