Tom Lane wrote: > Neil Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Tom Lane wrote: > >> I think mostly what you are doing here is causing code drift from the > >> upstream "zic" code. I don't think that's a very good idea, since we > >> do need to be able to track and apply bug fixes from them from time > >> to time ... > > > Why run pgindent on the timezone code, then? That seems guaranteed to > > cause a lot more merge headaches... > > Well, it's certainly hopeless to expect "patch" to fix it :-(. But the > further the code drifts the harder it gets to compare manually. > > This isn't an academic concern; I went through it once already, and I > expect we'll want to do it again every release cycle when we sync the > zic database with upstream.
I think the idea is that we will pgindent the new release of the timezone code and then diff that against our current CVS. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
