Dates BC. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Kurt Roeckx
Subject Dates BC.
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Msg-id 20031218131120.GA11684@ping.be
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Responses Re: Dates BC.  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: Dates BC.  (david@fetter.org (David Fetter))
Re: Dates BC.  (Karel Zak <zakkr@zf.jcu.cz>)
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I find this a little strange:

select date_part('year', '0002-01-01 BC'::date);date_part
-----------       -1

It seems 1 BC and 0 are the same year.

In backend/utils/adt/formatting.c:
       if (tmfc.bc)       {               if (tm->tm_year > 0)                       tm->tm_year = -(tm->tm_year - 1);

It this normal or a bug?


Kurt



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