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Re: date_part()/EXTRACT(second) behaviour with time data type


  • From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
  • To: Greg Stark <stark(at)mit(dot)edu>
  • Cc: Postgres <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
  • Subject: Re: date_part()/EXTRACT(second) behaviour with time data type
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:00:58 -0400
  • Message-id: <28560.1248894058@sss.pgh.pa.us> <text/plain>

Greg Stark <stark(at)mit(dot)edu> writes:
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Tom Lane<tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> I agree that we should change it, but should we back-patch it, and if so
>> how far?

> Well at least to 8.4 so someone who has just always been using
> downloaded binaries or binaries compiled with the default
> configuration continues to get the same behaviour.

> My inclination would be to backpatch it further back. But I'm not 100%
> sure either.

Given the lack of prior complaints, I'm thinking just to 8.4 is a good
compromise.  Any objections out there?

			regards, tom lane



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