GNU bug report logs - #14613
Date -- incorrect invalid date

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From: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: "Chris F.A. Johnson" <chris <at> cfajohnson.com>
Cc: 14613 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14613: Date  -- incorrect invalid date
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:28:56 -0600

severity 14613 wishlist
thanks

Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> $ date -d '2 June, 2013'
> date: invalid date `2 June, 2013'
> 
>   This should be accepted, just as 'June 2, 2013' is.

Patches to improve the old date parser would always be considered and
appreciated.  The date parser is an old legacy piece of code and has
many known limitations.

Bob

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