Re: UCT (Re: pgsql: Update time zone data files to tzdata release2019a.) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Daniel Gustafsson
Subject Re: UCT (Re: pgsql: Update time zone data files to tzdata release2019a.)
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Msg-id 78E9E224-CF9F-4AB6-9CC8-450DC3C2B73B@yesql.se
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In response to Re: UCT (Re: pgsql: Update time zone data files to tzdata release 2019a.)  (Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk>)
Responses Re: UCT (Re: pgsql: Update time zone data files to tzdata release2019a.)
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> On 27 Jun 2019, at 00:48, Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk> wrote:

> Tom> In general, the point I'm trying to make is that our policy should
> Tom> be "Ties are broken arbitrarily, and if you don't like the choice
> Tom> that initdb makes, here's how to fix it".
>
> Yes, you've repeated that point at some length, and I am not convinced.
> Is anyone else?

I don’t have any insights into the patches comitted or proposed.  However,
having been lurking on the tz mailinglist for a long time, I totally see where
Tom is coming from with this.

cheers ./daniel


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