| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | euler(at)ufgnet(dot)ufg(dot)br |
| Cc: | chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: pgsql-server: Adjust our timezone library to use pg_time_t (typedef'd |
| Date: | 2004-06-03 16:23:02 |
| Message-ID: | 7042.1086279782@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Euler Taveira de Oliveira <euler(at)ufgnet(dot)ufg(dot)br> writes:
>>> Are the zic files something that should be updated for every minor
>>> release, or only for every major release?
>>
>> AFAIK they don't change very often.
>>
> I'm not sure. In Brazil, we change it every year 'cause we have 'summer
> time'. See src/timezone/data/southamerica
Sure, but your politicians don't invent a new rule for the transition
dates every year, do they? Unless the rules change there's no need for
new zic files.
[ looks at southamerica zic file ... ] Hmm, maybe they do. I think
most places have a more settled approach though.
regards, tom lane
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