Re: integer datetimes

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> Has any thought been given to making integer datetimes the default on 
> platforms that support it? Are there any performance implications?

I don't know that anyone's done any serious performance comparisons.
My guess is there wouldn't be a noticeable difference, but that's just
a guess.

The real reason it's not default is portability worries.  We do not
currently have any fundamental functionality that breaks if you don't
have a working int64 datatype, and I'd just as soon not start.

I'm not real thrilled with the idea of a platform-dependent default,
either.

> I'm probably going to add the flag enabling it to the default
> buildfarm setup.

This should be selected for some buildfarm members but not all, just
like other configuration options.
        regards, tom lane