David Fetter wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 06, 2016 at 10:52:47AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Vladimir Borodin <r...@simply.name> writes:
> > > Any chance to get tzdata 2016j in supported branches?
> > 
> > When the next scheduled releases come around (February), we'll update
> > to whatever tzdata is current at that time.
> 
> I'm guessing that request came through because Vladimir is actually
> affected by the change.
> 
> Apparently, you can replace the tzdata file and restart the server per
> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/FAQ#Will_PostgreSQL_handle_recent_daylight_saving_time_changes_in_various_countries.3F

I think a better way to handle this is to use configure's
--with-system-tzdata and make sure the underlying system's tzdata
packages are up to date.  Then you don't need to worry about Postgres'
tzdata files at all.

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