Bob, Still broken in sh-utils 2.0.11
I upgraded to 2.0.11 as you suggested [jyp@lavred jyp]$ rpm -qfi /bin/date ---- Name : sh-utils Relocations: /usr Version : 2.0.11 Vendor: MandrakeSoft Release : 5mdk Build Date: Sat 15 Sep 2001 01:16:46 ----- [jyp@lavred jyp]$date --version date (GNU sh-utils) 2.0.11 Written by David MacKenzie. Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Identical problem as in sh-utils 2.0 [jyp@lavred jyp]$ zdump -c 2002 -v Australia/Sydney |grep 2001 Australia/Sydney Sat Mar 24 15:59:59 2001 UTC = Sun Mar 25 02:59:59 2001 EST isdst=1 gmtoff=39600 Australia/Sydney Sat Mar 24 16:00:00 2001 UTC = Sun Mar 25 02:00:00 2001 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=36000 Australia/Sydney Sat Oct 27 15:59:59 2001 UTC = Sun Oct 28 01:59:59 2001 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=36000 Australia/Sydney Sat Oct 27 16:00:00 2001 UTC = Sun Oct 28 03:00:00 2001 EST isdst=1 gmtoff=39600 ---- ---- [jyp@lavred jyp]$ date -d 'last friday' Thu Oct 25 23:00:00 EST 2001 [jyp@lavred jyp]$ ---- JYP On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Bob Proulx wrote: > > > This is rather interesting: > [...] > > [jyp@lavred jyp]$date --version > > date (GNU sh-utils) 2.0 > > If you are using date version 2.0 or earlier that is certainly > possible. A large number of bug fixes and improvements went into the > sh-utils-2.0.11 around October 2000. Please install a newer version of > the code. The test release versions at > ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/fetish > are best. > > Bob > _______________________________________________ Bug-sh-utils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-sh-utils
