commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cbd4de44e8d08fba3c09eb40ad6e36e83faf020a Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Jan 7 16:14:57 2017 +0100 patch 8.0.0149: :earlier does not work after reading the undo file Problem: ":earlier" and ":later" do not work after startup or reading the undo file. Solution: Use absolute time stamps instead of relative to the Vim start time. (Christian Brabandt, Pavel Juhas, closes #1300, closes #1254)