Update RELEASE_CHANGES to mention updating the timezone database as

a routine part of release prep.

diff --git a/src/timezone/README b/src/timezone/README
index 452ecd739ccebc73aff879ee7936f16b66f52bbb..5204ccba8541a9d4bd0fd9856b8ae3b2149985e4 100644 (file)
--- a/src/timezone/README
+++ b/src/timezone/README
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 This is a PostgreSQL adapted version of the timezone library
 from:
 
-       ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tz*.tar.gz
+       ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzcode*.tar.gz
 
+The data files under data/ are an exact copy of the latest data set
+from
+
+       ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata*.tar.gz
+
+Since time zone rules change frequently in some parts of the world,
+we should endeavor to update the data files before each PostgreSQL
+release.

diff --git a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
index 98545cc40f2fd76799495e8a005edcacac31931e..22f052a976e5139989c3282ac2e7e59c83ffcb6f 100644 (file)
--- a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
+++ b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@
     update INSTALL
     platform-specific FAQ's, if needed
 
+* Update timezone data to match latest zic database (see src/timezone/README)
+
 * Update pg_upgrade to handle new version, or disable
 
-* Update copyright year?
+* Update copyright year when needed
 
 
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