BUG #12460: Extracting epoch from timestamp string incorrectly assumes "with time zone"

From: adeconsulting(at)pacbell(dot)net
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: BUG #12460: Extracting epoch from timestamp string incorrectly assumes "with time zone"
Date: 2015-01-08 00:44:00
Message-ID: 20150108004400.11502.38491@wrigleys.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference: 12460
Logged by: Alan Edel
Email address: adeconsulting(at)pacbell(dot)net
PostgreSQL version: 9.3.5
Operating system: FreeBSD 9.3
Description:

8.3.6 queries using "timestamp" and "timestamptz" casting both give the same
result:

select extract(epoch from cast('2015/01/07 14:00:00' as timestamp));
date_part
------------
1420668000
(1 row)

select extract(epoch from cast('2015/01/07 14:00:00' as timestamptz));
date_part
------------
1420668000
(1 row)

However, 9.3.5 gives different results, the first one appears to be
incorrect:

select extract(epoch from cast('2015/01/07 14:00:00' as timestamp));
date_part
------------
1420639200
(1 row)

select extract(epoch from cast('2015/01/07 14:00:00' as timestamptz));
date_part
------------
1420668000
(1 row)

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