Re: int64-timestamp-dependent test vs. --disable-integer-timestamps

From: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: int64-timestamp-dependent test vs. --disable-integer-timestamps
Date: 2019-11-09 21:57:58
Message-ID: 20191109215758.ikr7xpin4kvohtxd@alap3.anarazel.de
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Hi,

On 2019-11-09 12:06:33 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Commits a7145f6bc et al. added a test to verify integer overflow
> detection in interval_mul. The buildfarm has now reminded me that
> you're not going to get integer overflow if timestamps ain't integers,
> cf
> https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_log.pl?nm=mandrill&dt=2019-11-08%2019%3A42%3A32
>
> I think the most expedient answer is just to remove that test case
> in the pre-v10 branches. It's already served its purpose by showing
> that the rest of the buildfarm is OK. I'd work harder on this if
> --disable-integer-timestamps were still a live option, but it's
> hard to justify any complicated solution.

Makes sense to me.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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