Re: daylight savings patches needed? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Jorge Godoy
Subject Re: daylight savings patches needed?
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Msg-id 87ejouxm10.fsf@gmail.com
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In response to Re: daylight savings patches needed?  (Joseph Shraibman <jks@selectacast.net>)
Responses DST failing on 8.1.3  (Jaime Silvela <JSilvela@Bear.com>)
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Joseph Shraibman <jks@selectacast.net> writes:

> Robert Treat wrote:
>
>> If you are running pre-8.0 versions you need to update your operating system
>> (as you indicated).  If you running an any 8.x version, you need to be on
>> the most current corresponding 8.x.y release.
>>
> So what happens if you have an old os with a new postgresql install? Will
> CURRENT_TIMESTAMP always return the correct value even if the system 'date'
> command is showing the wrong time?

This is something that isn't always good...  If your country changes the rules
to when DST starts / ends and PostgreSQL doesn't release a new version with
the changes (or a patch or...) then you would have to change this in two
places: your OS rules and PG's rules for timezones / DST / whatever.

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Jorge Godoy      <jgodoy@gmail.com>

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