Re: [Nmh-workers] sortm's Default of all is Brain-Damaged.

ralph wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> > i've recreated your test case, and the '-limit 0' test still gives
> > reverse date sort:
> >     $ s
> >     1  Thu, 03 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
> >     2  Thu, 02 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
> >     3  Thu, 02 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  C
> >     4  Thu, 01 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  B
> >     5  Thu, 01 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
> >     $ sortm -textf subject -limit 0
> >     $ s
> >     1  Thu, 03 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
> >     2  Thu, 02 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
> >     3  Thu, 01 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
> >     4  Thu, 01 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  B
> >     5  Thu, 02 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  C
> >
> > so that's odd.
>
> I see the "A"s maintained their original relative positions.  What if
> you swap messages 2 and 5 to start with?  Do you then get 0{3,1,2} Oct?

indeed, i do:

    $ s
    1  Thu, 03 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
    2  Thu, 01 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
    3  Thu, 02 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  C
    4  Thu, 01 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  B
    5  Thu, 02 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
    $ sortm -textf subject -limit 0
    $ s
    1  Thu, 03 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
    2  Thu, 01 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
    3  Thu, 02 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  A
    4  Thu, 01 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  B
    5  Thu, 02 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000  C

so that might suggest that sortm doesn't like the format of the
date fields, except that plain "sortm" works just fine.

paul

> Cheers, Ralph.
>
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