Bug#590229: [coreutils] date reports illegal date jan 1st. 1982

Package: coreutils Version: 8.5-1 Severity: normal --- Please enter the report below this line. --- I am sure this one is upstream - and it's absolutely weird. This should explain all: l...@ncpws04:~$ date --date=1981-12-31 Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 MALT 1981 l...@ncpws04:~$ date --date=1982-01-01

Bug#590229: [coreutils] date reports illegal date jan 1st. 1982

Lars Boegild Thomsen writes: I am sure this one is upstream - and it's absolutely weird. This should explain all: It's weird, and a FAQ. http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#The-date-command-is-not-working-right_002e l...@ncpws04:~$ date --date=1981-12-31 Thu