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6 | 6 | * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group |
7 | 7 | * |
8 | 8 | * IDENTIFICATION |
9 | | - * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/timezone/pgtz.c,v 1.12 2004/05/2322:24:08 tgl Exp $ |
| 9 | + * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/timezone/pgtz.c,v 1.13 2004/05/2323:26:53 tgl Exp $ |
10 | 10 | * |
11 | 11 | *------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
12 | 12 | */ |
@@ -219,9 +219,14 @@ identify_system_timezone(void) |
219 | 219 | if (try_timezone(__tzbuf,&tt,dst_found)) |
220 | 220 | return__tzbuf; |
221 | 221 |
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222 | | -/* Did not find the timezone. Fallback to try a GMT zone. */ |
| 222 | +/* |
| 223 | + * Did not find the timezone. Fallback to try a GMT zone. Note that the |
| 224 | + * zic timezone database names the GMT-offset zones in POSIX style: plus |
| 225 | + * is west of Greenwich. It's unfortunate that this is opposite of SQL |
| 226 | + * conventions. Should we therefore change the names? Probably not... |
| 227 | + */ |
223 | 228 | sprintf(__tzbuf,"Etc/GMT%s%d", |
224 | | -(-tt.std_ofs<0) ?"+" :"",tt.std_ofs /3600); |
| 229 | +(-tt.std_ofs>0) ?"+" :"",-tt.std_ofs /3600); |
225 | 230 | ereport(LOG, |
226 | 231 | (errmsg("could not recognize system timezone, defaulting to \"%s\"", |
227 | 232 | __tzbuf), |
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