Ata@radc-multics.arpa (John G. Ata) (01/20/89)
It appears that there is a bug which shows up in the list command when
displaying dates that files were modified. Normally, list displays a
date like:
20-Jan-89
However, if you have a file that was created/modified on the 28 - 31
December of a leap year (e.g. 1988, or 1992) the following will be
displayed:
For December 28, 1988 displays 01--88
For December 29, 1988 displays 02--88
For December 30, 1988 displays 03--88
For December 31, 1988 displays 04--88
This bug may be reproduced by anyone who sets the date to let's say
December 29, 1988, creates a file and then types list. The list command
will correctly show the date as:
Today
Now, if the date is set to the actual date, say January 20, 1989 the
list command will yield:
02--88
It's as if December 28 of a leap year started the beginning of a new
unspecified 13th month! Can other people verify this problem?
John G. Atarusty@hocpa.UUCP (M.W.HADDOCK) (01/21/89)
In article <6949@louie.udel.EDU> Ata@radc-multics.arpa (John G. Ata) writes: > >It appears that there is a bug which shows up in the list command when >displaying dates that files were modified. > >For December 28, 1988 displays 01--88 >... >For December 31, 1988 displays 04--88 >Can other people verify this problem? Yes, consider it validated on an A1000 w/ "pure" 1.3 commands - no ARP yet. The $64K question is: is it worth fixing??? -Rusty- -- Rusty Haddock {uunet!likewise,att,arpa}!hocpa!rusty AT&T Consumer Products Laboratories - Human Factors Laboratory Holmdel, New Joyzey 07733 (201) 834-1023 rusty@hocpa.att.com ** Genius may have its limitations but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
fgd3@jc3b21.UUCP (Fabbian G. Dufoe) (01/22/89)
From article <6949@louie.udel.EDU>, by Ata@radc-multics.arpa (John G. Ata): > > It appears that there is a bug which shows up in the list command when > displaying dates that files were modified. Can other people verify this > problem? > > John G. Ata I tried it and got the same results for 28-Dec-88. --Fabbian Dufoe 350 Ling-A-Mor Terrace South St. Petersburg, Florida 33705 813-823-2350 UUCP: ...uunet!pdn!jc3b21!fgd3