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

[Ralph Corderoy]

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?

Cheers, Ralph.