[TYPO3-core] RFC: #4553: Bugfix - Enable negative timestamps

[Martin Kutschker]

Steffen Kamper schrieb:
> "Martin Kutschker" <martin.kutschker-n0spam at no5pam-blackbox.net> schrieb im 
> Newsbeitrag 
> news:mailman.1.1203276566.3649.typo3-team-core at lists.netfielders.de...
>> Steffen Kamper schrieb:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> this is a SVN patch request.
>>>
>>> Type: Bugfix
>>>
>>> Branches: 4.2.
>>>
>>> Bugtracker:
>>> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=4553
>>>
>>> Problem:
>>> It was not possible to use negative timestamps (also limitation for php 
>>> <5.1)
>>>
>>> Solution:
>>> Now we have a minimum of php 5.2 and negative timestamps are no longer a 
>>> problem.
>>> I modified the eval function in js and now it's possible to enter dates 
>>> before 1970
>> The lower limit is 1902, which is fine because it's actually 1901-12-13. 
>> But according to that logic the upper limit should be 2037 (2038-01-19).
>>
>> Please make the range either from 1902-01-01 to 2037-12-31 (easier) or 
>> from 1901-12-13 to 2038-01-19 (maximum range).
>>
>> Otherwise +1 from reading, but I hope that this is the only constraint in 
>> the Core. No further check in TCEmain, or so?
>>
>> Masi
> 
> Hi masi,
> 
> surely this was a quick change which removes the lower limit.
> I checked it out with birthday of sr_feuser_register, and it's displayed 
> correct and saved as negative timestamp, so there is no further check 
> needed, only limitation was the eval script.
> The date check is seperated with eval year, month and day so i only 
> conentrated on eval year now.

So in with it, but please make it 1902 then. NEWS.txt should state that 
TYPO3 now supports officially dates from 1902-01-01 to 2037-12-31.

Masi