[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [O] Agenda Bulk Scatter bug
From: |
Carsten Dominik |
Subject: |
Re: [O] Agenda Bulk Scatter bug |
Date: |
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:41:08 +0200 |
Hi David,
On Jun 10, 2011, at 11:05 AM, David Edmondson wrote:
> * address@hidden [2011-06-10 Fri 09:20]
>> Hi, I need a few testers: Something very strange is going on here.
>>
>> When I evaluate this form
>>
>> (decode-time (days-to-time (time-to-days (current-time))))
>>
>> I get a date in the year 3980. I think this used to work.
>> Is there anyone who has an idea what is going on here?
>
> (decode-time (days-to-time (time-to-days (current-time))))
> => (0 0 1 10 6 3980 2 t 3600)
>
> With "GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1) of
> 2011-02-10 on keller, modified by Debian".
>
> (time-to-days) returns the number of days since 0001-12-31bce, which
> (days-to-time) converts into a time value. That time value is relative
> to 0001-12-31bce, _not_ relative to 1970-01-01, which is what
> (decode-time) is expecting.
>
> Hence you end up 1970 years out.
Thank you for the analysis - the bulk scattering
command should now again work as advertised.
- Carsten
- [O] Agenda Bulk Scatter bug, Robert Cunningham, 2011/06/04
- Re: [O] Agenda Bulk Scatter bug, Christian Egli, 2011/06/08
- Re: [O] Agenda Bulk Scatter bug, Carsten Dominik, 2011/06/10
- Re: [O] Agenda Bulk Scatter bug, Achim Gratz, 2011/06/10
- Re: [O] Agenda Bulk Scatter bug, Michael Brand, 2011/06/10
- Re: [O] Agenda Bulk Scatter bug, Robert Cunningham, 2011/06/11