Newest code crashes Tcl/Tk

[Hans Ronne]

>> Right. But this makes no sense. CVS should use local time or possibly GMT
>> to date a checkin. The checkin date should not depend on who is checking
>> out the code. In fact, if this is what is going on, I would call it a bug
>> in CVS.

>Well, if it's a bug, then it is a very well-documented one. :-)
>From my CVS manpage:
>
>-D date_spec
>  Use the most recent revision no later than date_spec  (a  single
>  argument,  date  description  specifying a date in the past).  A
>  wide variety of date formats are supported,  in particular  ISO
>  ("1972-09-24  20:05")  or  Internet  ("24 Sep 1972 20:05").  The
>  date_spec is interpreted as being in the local timezone,  unless
>  a   specific   timezone  is  specified.

The key point is the meaning of the word "local". I always read it as local
to the CVS repository, not local to the remote user. The latter just does
not make sense, even if it is how CVS actually works.

Hans