X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.Y2K;h=be7ff51b68a47f6eb99a0aa223010c8b5a56dbeb;hb=e788edffda7d09f6c23d57801a774fbdc00e5bac;hp=378db15c11a020b4eca974b5aae8adf1f0cdf546;hpb=c529f79d594c53d3968d464c57ac24a21137dd09;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/README.Y2K b/README.Y2K index 378db15..be7ff51 100644 --- a/README.Y2K +++ b/README.Y2K @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Long answer: The question belies a true understanding of the localtime) supply adequate information to determine the year well beyond 2000 (2038 is when trouble strikes for 32-bit machines). The year returned by these functions - when used in an array context is the year minus 1900. For + when used in a list context is the year minus 1900. For years between 1910 and 1999 this happens to be a 2-digit decimal number. To avoid the year 2000 problem simply do not treat the year as a 2-digit number. It isn't.