GNU bug report logs - #52209
28.0.60; [PATCH] date-to-time fails on pure dates

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Reported by: Bob Rogers <rogers-emacs <at> rgrjr.homedns.org>

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:49:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.60

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Bob Rogers <rogers-emacs <at> rgrjr.homedns.org>
Cc: 52209 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#52209: 28.0.60; [PATCH] date-to-time fails on pure dates
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:58:14 +0100
Bob Rogers <rogers-emacs <at> rgrjr.homedns.org> writes:

> So which do you prefer?

With a hyphen.

>    I'm also looking at defining a date-parse-error condition with a few
> error symbol "subclasses," but I'm wondering about the tradeoff between
> having enough error symbols for precision in error reporting
> vs. cluttering the code with too many.  Thoughts?

Having a `date-parse-error' would be fine, but I'm unsure about the
utility of having a bunch of sub-errors, but perhaps you have a use case
in mind?

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