On Mar 11, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Bastien wrote: > Hi, > > Nick Dokos <nicholas.do...@hp.com> 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
