getdate(3) wrong in parsing ctime(3) output

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1 total messages Started by David Sherman Thu, 28 Apr 1988 00:09

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Author: David Sherman
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1988 00:09

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We have getdate(3) installed in libc.a and use it for various
applications beyond netnews.  According to getdate.y, it's
version 2.16, 9/24/87.

I just discovered that it is WRONG when parsing ctime(3) output.

If you feed "Wed Apr 27 12:09:03 1988" to getdate, it interprets
it as a number that, when output through ctime(3), produces:
"Tue Apr 26 11:41:03 1988".

I've reverted to an older getdate I had lying around, version 2.5
(Bellovin 3/3/83), and it works fine.  But the new one has some
enhancements I like.  Does anyone know what the problem is?
This machine is a Perkin-Elmer 3220 running v7, by the way.

David Sherman
The Law Society of Upper Canada
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