Re: TODO item: update source/timezone for 64-bit tz files

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: TODO item: update source/timezone for 64-bit tz files
Date: 2007-02-13 17:03:17
Message-ID: 200702131703.l1DH3Hd12880@momjian.us
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Added to TODO:

* Update our code to handle 64-bit timezone files to match the zic
source code, which now uses them

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Tom Lane wrote:
> Back when we converted src/timezone to use int64 for pg_time_t, we
> wondered what to do about extending the compiled timezone data file
> format for int64, so that it would work for years beyound 2038. We
> shelved the problem waiting to see what the upstream zic folks would do.
> Well, it looks like they've done something about it. So I think we
> ought to plan on updating our code to match theirs, so that we fix the
> y2038 problem while keeping it possible to use a standard zic-database
> installation with Postgres. This is not urgent (I surely see no need
> to hold up 8.2 to fix it), but it ought to go on the TODO list.
>
> regards, tom lane
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