Harald Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
>> A leap second will show as 24:00:00.  It is a valid time.

> Shouldn't such a leap second be represented as '... 23:59:60'?

People who didn't like 24:00:00 would complain about that, too ;-)

Actually, my recollection is that we decided to allow 24:00:00 for
reasons unrelated to leap seconds.  See the archives --- this was
debated and agreed to not all that long ago.  PG 8.0 and before
don't allow it.

                        regards, tom lane

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