| From: | Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)svr1(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Hackers <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 02:23:06 |
| Message-ID: | 40BE8B8A.2050300@familyhealth.com.au |
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> I did not modify the format of the zic timezone database files, which
> means that for the moment the system will not know about daylight-savings
> periods outside the range 1901-2038. Given the way the files are set up,
> it's not a simple decision like 'widen to 64 bits'; we have to actually
> think about the range of years that need to be supported. We should
> probably inquire what the plans of the upstream zic people are before
> making any decisions of our own.
Are the zic files something that should be updated for every minor
release, or only for every major release?
Chris
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