This fixes the problem for me.
Thanks,
-rocco
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us]
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 12:37 AM
> To: Andrew Dunstan
> Cc: Patches (PostgreSQL); Rocco Altier
> Subject: Re: [PATCHES] fix integer datetime division rounding error
>
>
> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >
> > The attached patch seems to fix the rounding error that is causing
> > regression failures on machines with integer datetimes.
> (Source of error
> > discovered by Andrew@Supernews).ISTM this code needs to be
> given some
> > careful analysis - I know it makes my head spin reading it.
>
> Ah, brilliant! I knew I was missing something fundamental,
> and the use
> of rint() was it. Strangely enough, the 8.0 code uses rint() in that
> function, but for floating point intervals, and the code was buggy,
> generating negative time values for division.
>
> Patch attached and applied. I also improved the interval
> multiplication
> code.
>
> --
> Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
> pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001
> + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road
> + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square,
> Pennsylvania 19073
>