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From: schwarze@mdocml.bsd.lv
To: source@mdocml.bsd.lv
Subject: mdocml: date handling needs cleanup
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:17:28 -0500 (EST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201102271417.p1REHSMY019425@krisdoz.my.domain> (raw)

Log Message:
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date handling needs cleanup

Modified Files:
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    mdocml:
        TODO

Revision Data
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Index: TODO
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RCS file: /usr/vhosts/mdocml.bsd.lv/cvs/mdocml/TODO,v
retrieving revision 1.90
retrieving revision 1.91
diff -LTODO -LTODO -u -p -r1.90 -r1.91
--- TODO
+++ TODO
@@ -305,4 +305,12 @@ Several areas can be cleaned up to make 
 
 - Find better ways to prevent endless loops
   in roff(7) macro and string expansion.
-  
+ 
+- Clean up date handling.
+  Store dates as strings, not time numbers.
+  When the format is not recognized, just use the string from the input.
+  When the format is recognized, normalize the string to whatever
+  format is standard at the respective place.
+  Decide which formats should be recognized where.
+  Update both mdoc(7) and man(7) documentation.
+  Triggered by  Tim van der Molen  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:30:45 +0100
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