Re: Why is time with timezone 12 bytes? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Why is time with timezone 12 bytes?
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Msg-id 201009231753.o8NHrtM24366@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Why is time with timezone 12 bytes?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> >> Josh Berkus wrote:
> >>> It would be a good project to add to the list of "easy TODOs to get
> >>> started with."
> 
> >> Except for the pg_upgrade issue.
> 
> > Which is a big "except".
> 
> Yeah.  That constraint is what leads me to think that the return on
> effort is just not worth it.  Maybe we should file this in the category
> of "things to look at next time we break on-disk compatibility".

Yes, I would like to see such a category on the TODO list.  Should I do
it?

FYI, I am please at the lack of serious problems with pg_upgrade. 
People are obviously using it because the are filing bug reports, but
none of them are serious, and relate to pilot error or odd
configurations.

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