Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!super!udel!mmdf
From: Ata@radc-multics.arpa (John G. Ata)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Bad AMIGADOS List Date Interpretation
Message-ID: <6949@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 20 Jan 89 14:38:39 GMT
Sender: mmdf@udel.EDU
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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. Ata