From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from krisdoz.my.domain (schwarze@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by krisdoz.my.domain (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p1REHUxP009703 for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:17:30 -0500 (EST) Received: (from schwarze@localhost) by krisdoz.my.domain (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id p1REHSMY019425; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:17:28 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:17:28 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <201102271417.p1REHSMY019425@krisdoz.my.domain> X-Mailinglist: mdocml-source Reply-To: source@mdocml.bsd.lv MIME-Version: 1.0 From: schwarze@mdocml.bsd.lv To: source@mdocml.bsd.lv Subject: mdocml: date handling needs cleanup X-Mailer: activitymail 1.26, http://search.cpan.org/dist/activitymail/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Log Message: ----------- date handling needs cleanup Modified Files: -------------- mdocml: TODO Revision Data ------------- Index: TODO =================================================================== 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 -- To unsubscribe send an email to source+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv