Bug#426274: exiv2: Setting "Exif.Image.DateTime Date" gives "Value too large" exception

[Benjamin Mesing]

Package: exiv2
Version: 0.10-1.4
Severity: important


I get the following result on trying to set the date:

# exiv2 -M"set  Exif.Image.DateTime Date 2007-05-27" 000_0764.JPG
Exiv2 exception in modify action for file 000_0764.JPG:
Entry::setValue: Value too large (tag=306, size=64, requested=8)


Regards Ben

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-amd64
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB.UTF-8)

Versions of packages exiv2 depends on:
ii  libc6                       2.3.6.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libexiv2-0.10               0.10-1.4     EXIF/IPTC metadata manipulation li
ii  libgcc1                     1:4.1.1-21   GCC support library
ii  libstdc++6                  4.1.1-21     The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

exiv2 recommends no packages.

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