[GROOVY-4147] Timecategory strange format (too many '-' signs) when printing 'negative' date

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.2, 1.6.9, 1.8-beta-1
• Environment: win 7 64-bit, 64-bit Java 1.8.0_18
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: alpheratz
• Created: 03/Apr/10 18:23
• Updated: 07/Apr/15 19:13
• Resolved: 03/Apr/10 19:14

Description

use(groovy.time.TimeCategory) {
  def first = Calendar.instance.time
  Thread.sleep 4200
  def second = Calendar.instance.time
  
  println first - second
}

When run in GroovyConsole this gives gives:

-4.-201 seconds