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Re: [Bug-gnulib] getdate.y question


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: Re: [Bug-gnulib] getdate.y question
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:51:31 -0700
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Derek Robert Price <address@hidden> writes:

> the current getdate.y fails to reject dates where the day of the month
> is out of range for the specified month.  It simply assumes that any
> overflow should step into the next month....
>
> Can anyone tell me the rationale for this change?

That's a consequence of the following patch to sh-utils:

1997-01-06  Paul Eggert  <address@hidden>

        * getdate.y: Rewrite to use mktime.

The previous code converted broken-down dates to internal times
incorrectly in some cases, and it was easier just to use mktime to fix
this.  mktime interprets overflow to mean "go to the next month".

I hope nobody is relying on getdate's current mktime-like behavior.
On the other hand, fixing getdate to reject invalid dates like "Apr
31" would be a bit of work, due to some tricky interactions between
mktime, overflow checking, and time zones.




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