Re: [BUGS] BUG #1927: incorrect timestamp returned - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [BUGS] BUG #1927: incorrect timestamp returned
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Msg-id 11361.1128740373@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [BUGS] BUG #1927: incorrect timestamp returned  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [BUGS] BUG #1927: incorrect timestamp returned  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> I think it'd probably be better to just fix the rounding during display.

> If we do that, should we remove some the existing JROUND calls in the
> code?  I think we have to do this consistently, at least.

Yeah, I was looking at that --- I think most if not all of the existing
JROUND calls ought to go away.  Will try to work up a full patch over
the weekend.

> Also, I don't see how rounding is going to fix the problem that the
> value is actually _rounded_ at different stages, meaning when you are
> doing the output you don't know what came in, as outlined by my
> timestamp_in data.

I think the solution is that timestamp_out needs to decide how many
fractional digits it wants to display, and then round off the input
accordingly, *before* it breaks the input down into y/m/d/h/m/s fields.
This "60.00" business is happening because the rounding is done only on
the seconds-and-fractional-seconds field.

            regards, tom lane

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