Lars Boegild Thomsen writes: > > I am sure this one is upstream - and it's absolutely weird. This should > explain all:
It's weird, and a FAQ. <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#The-date-command-is-not-working-right_002e> > > l...@ncpws04:~$ date --date=1981-12-31 > Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 MALT 1981 > l...@ncpws04:~$ date --date=1982-01-01 > date: invalid date `1982-01-01' Note that since you gave a date without a time, 00:00:00 was assumed. On Jan 1, 1982, 00:00:00 did not exist in your location because of a timezone change. A correctly adjusted clock went directly from "Thu Dec 31 23:59:59 MALT 1981" to "Fri Jan 1 00:30:00 MYT 1982", skipping half an hour. Some relevant historical information is here: http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/timezone.html -- Alan Curry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
