From 807da29cf3eb3cabf268a96e8bef03f8e0bd10fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:33:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add items from Tom: < o Add a GUC variable to allow output of interval values in ISO8601 < format 212a211,223 > o Add a GUC variable to allow output of interval values in ISO8601 > format > o Improve timestamptz subtraction to be DST-aware > > Currently, subtracting one date from another that crosses a > daylight savings time adjustment can return '1 day 1 hour', but > adding that back to the first date returns a time one hour in > the future. This is caused by the adjustment of '25 hours' to > '1 day 1 hour', and '1 day' is the same time the next day, even > if daylight savings adjustments are involved. > > o Fix interval display to support values exceeding 2^31 hours > o Add overflow checking to timestamp and interval arithmetic --- doc/TODO | 17 ++++++++++++++--- doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html | 16 +++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO index ee0ce7d9bd9..c1131b57ac8 100644 --- a/doc/TODO +++ b/doc/TODO @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PostgreSQL TODO List ==================== Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) -Last updated: Tue Oct 25 14:50:55 EDT 2005 +Last updated: Wed Oct 26 22:33:29 EDT 2005 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. @@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ Data Types * Dates and Times o Allow infinite dates just like infinite timestamps - o Add a GUC variable to allow output of interval values in ISO8601 - format o Merge hardwired timezone names with the TZ database; allow either kind everywhere a TZ name is currently taken o Allow customization of the known set of TZ names (generalize the @@ -210,6 +208,19 @@ Data Types o Fix SELECT '0.01 years'::interval, '0.01 months'::interval o Fix SELECT INTERVAL '1' MONTH + o Add a GUC variable to allow output of interval values in ISO8601 + format + o Improve timestamptz subtraction to be DST-aware + + Currently, subtracting one date from another that crosses a + daylight savings time adjustment can return '1 day 1 hour', but + adding that back to the first date returns a time one hour in + the future. This is caused by the adjustment of '25 hours' to + '1 day 1 hour', and '1 day' is the same time the next day, even + if daylight savings adjustments are involved. + + o Fix interval display to support values exceeding 2^31 hours + o Add overflow checking to timestamp and interval arithmetic o Add ISO INTERVAL handling o Add support for day-time syntax, INTERVAL '1 2:03:04' DAY TO SECOND diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html index e284f15ff28..c9ed2d7be50 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

PostgreSQL TODO List

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
-Last updated: Tue Oct 25 14:50:55 EDT 2005 +Last updated: Wed Oct 26 22:33:29 EDT 2005

The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. @@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ first.

  • Dates and Times