Re: [O] dates before 1970

[Carsten Dominik]

On Mar 11, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Bastien wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Nick Dokos <address@hidden> 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.

But beeping or so to alert the user that a date is being changed
behind his back might be a good idea.

I think we should ask on emacs-devel what the official position
of Emacs development is regarding non-representable times.

- Carsten