| From: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: OS timezone files support |
| Date: | 2007-03-22 18:05:07 |
| Message-ID: | 4602C553.9020603@hagander.net |
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM> writes:
>> This patch brings possibility to switch from default build-in timezone
>> to another timezone source - typically to OS timezone location.
>
>> It was discussed few weeks ago:
>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-03/msg00784.php
>
> AFAIR, the conclusion of that discussion was we didn't want it.
>
> I certainly don't see the point of the implementation as you have it
> --- it adds a great deal of unnecessary infrastructure compared to just
> installing a symlink at share/postgresql/timezone.
And if you wanted it in the backend instead of a symlink, shouldn't it
at least try to verify that the files in the timezone directory are
compatible before blindly accepting it?
//Magnus
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