Re: Integer datatimes vs msvc

From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Integer datatimes vs msvc
Date: 2007-12-03 17:07:18
Message-ID: 475437C6.1000308@hagander.net
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
>
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> Did we ever come to a conclusion on what to do with integer datetimes on
>> msvc for 8.3?
>>
>> For the uninformed - 8.2 and earlier had the binary build with floating
>> point timestamps, 8.3 has integer timestamps. (We're just talking the
>> binary build here)
>>
>>
>>
>
> If you are preparing a binary package you can use whatever options you
> like. But I think in principle the MSVC defaults in our source code
> should mirror the Unix defaults.

Right. I know there are certainly linux distributions that change it to
integer timestamps (debian for example), so it's just a matter of what
we want to ship in the installer.

But if that's the consensus - Dave, unless you wrapped the new beta
already, please change that in your config file before you do!

//Magnus

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