GNU bug report logs - #11115
linux date arithmetic

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Stefan Karamuz <stefan <at> karamuz.pl>

Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:59:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

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From: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
To: bug-gnulib <at> gnu.org
Cc: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>, 11115 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Karamuz <stefan <at> karamuz.pl>
Subject: bug#11115: linux date arithmetic
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:23:34 +0200

Eric Blake wrote:
> the parser is faced with an ambiguity between:
> 
> (11:38 +1) minute
> 11:38 (+1 minute)

What is the first interpretation meant to mean?
"10:38 minute" or "12:38 minute" is not a time designation I have ever heard
in spoken nor written English.

If you ditch this interpretation, there is no ambiguity.

Bruno
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