Module Name: src
Committed By: dholland
Date: Wed May 27 18:02:57 UTC 2009
Modified Files:
src: UPDATING
Log Message:
Add note about Postgres WRT the time_t change.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.195 -r1.196 src/UPDATING
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/UPDATING
diff -u src/UPDATING:1.195 src/UPDATING:1.196
--- src/UPDATING:1.195 Fri May 1 23:08:25 2009
+++ src/UPDATING Wed May 27 18:02:57 2009
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NetBSD: UPDATING,v 1.195 2009/05/01 23:08:25 perry Exp $
+$NetBSD: UPDATING,v 1.196 2009/05/27 18:02:57 dholland Exp $
This file (UPDATING) is intended to be a brief reference to recent
changes that might cause problems in the build process, and a guide for
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
removed. The automatic rotation of the accounting file by
/etc/daily limits the bad consequences of failure to remove
the file.
+ 8. Application software that writes time_t to binary files on
+ disk will break or need attention. Most notably: if you are
+ using PostgreSQL < 8.4, you need to dump your databases,
+ rebuild PostgreSQL with the new time_t, then restore.
20081219:
config(1) has been updated, and one of the files it creates -
