Index: src/db.c
==================================================================
--- src/db.c
+++ src/db.c
@@ -1951,11 +1951,10 @@
   db_begin_transaction();
   if( bUseSha1 ){
     g.eHashPolicy = HPOLICY_SHA1;
     db_set_int("hash-policy", HPOLICY_SHA1, 0);
   }
-  if( zDate==0 ) zDate = "now";
   db_initial_setup(zTemplate, zDate, zDefaultUser);
   db_end_transaction(0);
   if( zTemplate ) db_detach("settingSrc");
   fossil_print("project-id: %s\n", db_get("project-code", 0));
   fossil_print("server-id:  %s\n", db_get("server-code", 0));

Index: src/main.c
==================================================================
--- src/main.c
+++ src/main.c
@@ -557,10 +557,11 @@
   int rc;
   if( sqlite3_libversion_number()<3014000 ){
     fossil_fatal("Unsuitable SQLite version %s, must be at least 3.14.0",
                  sqlite3_libversion());
   }
+  sqlite3_config(64); /* SQLITE_CONFIG_EXPLAIN_COMMENTS */
   sqlite3_config(SQLITE_CONFIG_MULTITHREAD);
   sqlite3_config(SQLITE_CONFIG_LOG, fossil_sqlite_log, 0);
   memset(&g, 0, sizeof(g));
   g.now = time(0);
   g.httpHeader = empty_blob;
@@ -2025,11 +2026,11 @@
         db_create_repository(zRepo);
         db_open_repository(zRepo);
         db_begin_transaction();
         g.eHashPolicy = HPOLICY_AUTO;
         db_set_int("hash-policy", HPOLICY_AUTO, 0);
-        db_initial_setup(0, "now", g.zLogin);
+        db_initial_setup(0, 0, g.zLogin);
         db_end_transaction(0);
         fossil_print("project-id: %s\n", db_get("project-code", 0));
         fossil_print("server-id:  %s\n", db_get("server-code", 0));
         zPassword = db_text(0, "SELECT pw FROM user WHERE login=%Q", g.zLogin);
         fossil_print("admin-user: %s (initial password is \"%s\")\n",

Index: src/shell.c
==================================================================
--- src/shell.c
+++ src/shell.c
@@ -5737,10 +5737,11 @@
   data->showHeader = 0;
   data->shellFlgs = SHFLG_Lookaside;
   sqlite3_config(SQLITE_CONFIG_URI, 1);
   sqlite3_config(SQLITE_CONFIG_LOG, shellLog, data);
   sqlite3_config(SQLITE_CONFIG_MULTITHREAD);
+  sqlite3_config(64); /* SQLITE_CONFIG_EXPLAIN_COMMENTS */
   sqlite3_snprintf(sizeof(mainPrompt), mainPrompt,"sqlite> ");
   sqlite3_snprintf(sizeof(continuePrompt), continuePrompt,"   ...> ");
 }
 
 /*