> > SuSE already does this. I wonder how they've handled this issue with > > 8.0? > Their glibc doesn't have that problem.
My strong recollection is that a SuSE guy was the one applying the change. So this is coming to those systems too. I may not remember that correctly though... > Personally, I think if you need time (zone) support before 1970, obtain > one of the various operating systems that support it. There's little > value in hacking around it in PostgreSQL, since the rest of your system > will be broken as well. Yes, I'm afraid I agree. In practice, maybe most applications won't notice. But after getting the Linux time zone databases set up to be better than most (Solaris has the best I've found for fidelity to pre-1970 year-to-year conventions) throwing that work away is just plain silly. I consider this a major gaff on the part of the commercial Linux houses to not see this coming and to contribute to a better solution. - Thomas ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html