# HG changeset patch
# User jwe
# Date 1201030191 0
# Node ID 8433bb7865bd651a12405b4cdbf18372affb9a50
# Parent  e9b2e44f9341a1b7e8fb1c93724761d9ee0603fb
[project @ 2008-01-22 19:29:51 by jwe]

diff --git a/liboctave/ChangeLog b/liboctave/ChangeLog
--- a/liboctave/ChangeLog
+++ b/liboctave/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-01-22  Michael Goffioul <michael.goffioul@gmail.com>
+
+	* oct-time.cc (octave_base_tim::init): Validate pointer argument;
+	this fixes the "localtime(-1)" crash under Windows.
+
 2008-01-18  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
 
 	* dMatrix.cc (solve_singularity_warning): New function.
diff --git a/liboctave/oct-time.cc b/liboctave/oct-time.cc
--- a/liboctave/oct-time.cc
+++ b/liboctave/oct-time.cc
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@
 void
 octave_base_tm::init (void *p)
 {
+  if (! p)
+    return;
+
   struct tm *t = static_cast<struct tm*> (p);
   
   tm_sec = t->tm_sec;