| From: | "Sander Steffann" <s(dot)steffann(at)computel(dot)nl> |
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| To: | "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Anyone using "POSIX" time zone offset capability? |
| Date: | 2006-10-17 13:28:26 |
| Message-ID: | 00f601c6f1f0$20859bf0$64c8a8c0@balefirehome |
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Hi,
> "Sander Steffann" <s(dot)steffann(at)computel(dot)nl> writes:
>>> What the datetime.c code is doing is trying to find the zoneabbrev
>>> in a built-in timezone table, and then adding the two together.
>>> This is simply wacko.
>
>> I think that if anyone has ever tried to use this notation they would
>> have
>> noticed this misinterpretation of the specs.
>
> Well, it'd work without surprise for the case of "GMT+-n", which is
> undoubtedly the most common case ...
Hmmmm. I hadn't thought of that, but then: with the changes you proposed
they would still get what they expect. Even though that notation would not
conform to the POSIX docs.
Still seems like a good idea :)
Sander
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