Hi David, On Jun 10, 2011, at 11:05 AM, David Edmondson wrote:
> * carsten.domi...@gmail.com [2011-06-10 Fri 09:20] >> Hi, I need a few testers: Something very strange is going on here. >> >> When I evaluate this form >> >> (decode-time (days-to-time (time-to-days (current-time)))) >> >> I get a date in the year 3980. I think this used to work. >> Is there anyone who has an idea what is going on here? > > (decode-time (days-to-time (time-to-days (current-time)))) > => (0 0 1 10 6 3980 2 t 3600) > > With "GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1) of > 2011-02-10 on keller, modified by Debian". > > (time-to-days) returns the number of days since 0001-12-31bce, which > (days-to-time) converts into a time value. That time value is relative > to 0001-12-31bce, _not_ relative to 1970-01-01, which is what > (decode-time) is expecting. > > Hence you end up 1970 years out. Thank you for the analysis - the bulk scattering command should now again work as advertised. - Carsten