--- a/mercurial/util.py Wed Feb 13 05:27:04 2008 +0300 +++ b/mercurial/util.py Wed Feb 13 16:46:43 2008 +0100 @@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ for format in formats: try: when, offset = strdate(string, format, defaults) - except ValueError: + except (ValueError, OverflowError): pass else: break