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Re: Bug#890734: texlive-metapost: mpost does not honour SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH



Hello Again,

On 03/08/2019 00:24, Hilmar Preuße wrote:
> Control: tags 890734 + help
> 
> Am 01.08.2019 um 15:26 teilte Hilmar Preuße mit:
>> Am 01.08.2019 um 14:36 teilte Jerome BENOIT mit:
>>> On 01/08/2019 15:10, Hilmar Preuße wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
>>>> We'd have to calculate human readable time and then split it into 
>>>> strings to populate the variables,
>>>
>>> This far harder that it looks.
>>>
>>>  if we want to do it right...
>>>
>>> Anyway, I think the reverse must be done:
>>> modify mp_{year,month,day,time} .
>>>
>> Sorry, I forgot to mention, that strftime() should be able to not
>> just display the whole time string, but also just parts of it.
>> Therefore it should be not that hard to populate
>> mp_{year,month,day,time} and use it later on.
>>
> Having said this I still repeat: I'm not a C programmer. Especially when
> it comes to string manipulation I'm off. I could try to find a good C
> lecture, but for know I prefer to tag that bug help in the hope anybody
> volunteers to do the job.

Okay. I will try to find time to have a look.
I am (very) familiar with C and I have soem basic knowledge in [C]Web.

Jerome


> 
> H.
> 

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