comment Gauss' formula
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_parse_time.c b/src/http/ngx_http_parse_time.c index 1155089..eac23f2 100644 --- a/src/http/ngx_http_parse_time.c +++ b/src/http/ngx_http_parse_time.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ /* * shift new year to March 1 and start months from 1 (not 0), - * it is needed for Gauss's formula + * it is needed for Gauss' formula */ if (--month <= 0) { @@ -248,11 +248,20 @@ year -= 1; } - /* Gauss's formula for Grigorian days from March 1, 1 BC */ + /* Gauss' formula for Grigorian days since March 1, 1 BC */ - return (365 * year + year / 4 - year / 100 + year / 400 - + 367 * month / 12 - 31 - + day + return ( + /* days in years including leap years since March 1, 1 BC */ + + 365 * year + year / 4 - year / 100 + year / 400 + + /* days before the month */ + + + 367 * month / 12 - 30 + + /* days before the day */ + + + day - 1 /* * 719527 days were between March 1, 1 BC and March 1, 1970,