Re: Time Zone in Postgres

Hi Tom,

If DST changes are done in version 8.2.5 and up, is there any way to
recompile the timezone files in our existing versions without upgrading.

Thanks

Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
>
>> Shilpa Sudhakar wrote:
>>
>>> From 2008, the DST ends on first Sunday of April and not on the last Sun
>>> of March.
>>>
>
>
>> Please report this issue to the guys maintaining the TZ database
>> upstream:
>>
>
> You sure they don't know about it already?
>
> # southeast Australia
> #
> # From Paul Eggert (2007-07-23):
> # Starting autumn 2008 Victoria, NSW, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT
> # end DST the first Sunday in April and start DST the first Sunday in October.
> # http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/daylight-savings-to-span-six-months/2007/06/27/1182623966703.html
>
> This is in our releases 8.2.5 and up.  If the OP wants to live under a
> government that feels free to whack DST laws around on a couple months'
> notice, he's got to be prepared to keep up with software updates.
>
>             regards, tom lane
>