[Bug 394] pre Epoch bug : java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError on systems with time set before January 1, 1970

Mon Jun 28 08:36:34 PDT 2010

http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=394

------- Comment #16 from aph at redhat.com  2010-06-28 15:36 -------
> Why are it not Java compatible if it returns a negative number?

Because the current time is after 1970, therefore any currentTimeMillis() that
returns a negative number is incorrect.

> But, should Java users need
> to guarantee that their system clock is accurately set to real world time?

I can't see any other way to meet the spec.

This is a bug in the underlying OS, that should have the clock set during
bootup.

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