From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: dates before 1970 Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:31:46 +0100 Message-ID: <87hbbaoy6l.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87ei6en127.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <5422.1299798393@alphaville.usa.hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=33775 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Pxxlc-0000S5-Mi for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:32:14 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pxxla-00076N-I5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:32:11 -0500 Received: from mail-ww0-f49.google.com ([74.125.82.49]:53679) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pxxla-00076G-8r for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:32:10 -0500 Received: by wwc33 with SMTP id 33so2447494wwc.30 for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:32:09 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <5422.1299798393@alphaville.usa.hp.com> (Nick Dokos's message of "Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:06:33 -0500") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Cc: Emacs Org mode mailing list Hi, Nick Dokos writes: > So I'd guess raising an exception might be the simplest way to deal with > this. Here's a patch to try out: This patch has side-effects that Carsten have been recently exploring a bit. Those side-effects seem to depend on how Emacs has been compiled. For now it's best to stick to this restriction. Best, -- Bastien