Re: OS timezone files support - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: OS timezone files support
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Msg-id 17255.1174584582@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to OS timezone files support  (Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM>)
Responses Re: OS timezone files support  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
Re: OS timezone files support  (Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM>)
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Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.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.

            regards, tom lane

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