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author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Tue, 18 Apr 1995 03:45:52 +0000
parents 7917226c3ea9
children 0652683b14e6
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--- a/src/editfns.c	Tue Apr 18 03:31:38 1995 +0000
+++ b/src/editfns.c	Tue Apr 18 03:45:52 1995 +0000
@@ -760,7 +760,9 @@
 
   fullyear = XINT (year);
 
-  /* Adjust incoming datespec to epoch = March 1, year 0.  */
+  /* Adjust incoming datespec to epoch = March 1, year 0.
+     The "date" March 1, year 0, is an abstraction used purely for its
+     computational convenience; year 0 never existed.  */
   mon = XINT (month) - 1 + 10;
   fullyear += mon/12 - 1;
   mon %= 12;