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  1. Bug #1824688
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Activity log for bug #1824688

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2019-04-14 10:09:28 O. Emmerson bug added bug
2019-04-15 11:45:30 Sebastien Bacher coreutils (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Low
2019-04-15 20:15:49 O. Emmerson attachment added straceout https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/1824688/+attachment/5256046/+files/straceout
2019-04-16 17:33:46 C de-Avillez attachment added inv-year.c https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/1824688/+attachment/5256314/+files/inv-year.c
2019-04-16 17:37:13 C de-Avillez coreutils (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2019-04-16 19:45:26 C de-Avillez affects coreutils (Ubuntu) glibc (Ubuntu)
2019-04-16 19:46:43 C de-Avillez description I have been using 'date +%-Y -d "- 2010 years" in a script for years but today after using the script after upgrading to disco it has failed. After some experimentation it succeeds with upto 111 years but fails from 112 onwards. Error given is: 'date: invalid date '- 112 years'. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: coreutils 8.30-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-11.12-generic 5.0.6 Uname: Linux 5.0.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Apr 14 10:59:36 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-08 (553 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2) SourcePackage: coreutils UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-04-13 (1 days ago) I have been using 'date +%-Y -d "- 2010 years" in a script for years but today after using the script after upgrading to disco it has failed. After some experimentation it succeeds with upto 111 years but fails from 112 onwards. Error given is: 'date: invalid date '- 112 years'. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: coreutils 8.30-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-11.12-generic 5.0.6 Uname: Linux 5.0.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Apr 14 10:59:36 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-08 (553 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2) SourcePackage: coreutils UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-04-13 (1 days ago) BYPASS (probable, not confirmed in all possible scenarios): use TZ=UTC: export TZ=UTC, or env TZ=UTC program