| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM> |
| Cc: | Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Add configure option --with-system-tzdata to use operating system |
| Date: | 2007-08-23 14:29:30 |
| Message-ID: | 1318.1187879370@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> AFAICS that just moves the problem to a different place, one where an
>> admin *can't* fix it without recompiling ...
> Is there real reason why admin should do it? Timezone files are stored in
> defined location where "all" software expect it. If it is important to change
> timezone file location we could add extra command line parameter or GUC
> variable, but I don't see any reason for do it configurable on run-time.
[ shrug... ] This just reinforces my point: if every packager is going
to have his own opinion about how to do it, there's little point in
trying to provide a pre-fab solution.
regards, tom lane
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