Re: 8.1.x (tested 8.1.8) timezone bugs

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When updating for DST we found this nifty problem. This does not happen
> on 8.2.
>

Updated to show timezone:

postgres=# SET TIMEZONE TO 'PST8PDT';
SET
postgres=# select now();
now
-------------------------------
2007-03-13 10:44:33.156381-07
(1 row)

postgres=# SHOW TIMEZONE;
TimeZone
----------
PST8PDT
(1 row)

postgres=# SET TIMEZONE TO PST8PDT;
SET
postgres=# SHOW TIMEZONE;
TimeZone
----------
pst8pdt
(1 row)

postgres=# SELECT NOW();
now
------------------------------
2007-03-13 09:44:33.16286-08
(1 row)

postgres=# set time zone PST8PDT;
SET
postgres=# SHOW time zone;
TimeZone
----------
pst8pdt
(1 row)

postgres=# select now();
now
-------------------------------
2007-03-13 09:44:33.166297-08
(1 row)

postgres=# SET TIME ZONE 'PST8PDT';
SET
postgres=# SHOW TIME ZONE;
TimeZone
----------
PST8PDT
(1 row)

postgres=# select now();
now
-------------------------------
2007-03-13 10:44:38.352985-07
(1 row)

postgres=#

> postgres=# SET TIMEZONE TO 'PST8PDT';
> SET
> postgres=# select now();
> now
> -------------------------------
> 2007-03-13 10:41:07.034754-07
> (1 row)
>
> postgres=# SET TIMEZONE TO PST8PDT;
> SET
> postgres=# SELECT NOW();
> now
> -------------------------------
> 2007-03-13 09:41:07.036069-08
> (1 row)
>
> postgres=# set time zone PST8PDT;
> SET
> postgres=# select now();
> now
> -------------------------------
> 2007-03-13 09:41:07.038045-08
> (1 row)
>
> postgres=# SET TIME ZONE 'PST8PDT';
> SET
> postgres=# select now();
> now
> -------------------------------
> 2007-03-13 10:41:07.039145-07
> (1 row)
>
>
>

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