*** src/shellutils/src/date.c.orig	Tue Sep 19 11:49:45 2000
--- src/shellutils/src/date.c	Thu Sep 21 23:37:29 2000
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*** 310,317 ****
  show_date (const char *format, time_t when)
  {
    struct tm *tm;
    char *out = NULL;
!   size_t out_length = 0;
  
    tm = localtime (&when);
  
--- 310,319 ----
  show_date (const char *format, time_t when)
  {
    struct tm *tm;
+   char *safe_format;
+   size_t in_length;
    char *out = NULL;
!   size_t out_length;
  
    tm = localtime (&when);
  
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*** 336,350 ****
        return;
      }
  
    do
      {
        out_length += 200;
        out = (char *) xrealloc (out, out_length);
      }
!   while (strftime (out, out_length, format, tm) == 0);
  
!   printf ("%s\n", out);
    free (out);
  }
  
  static void
--- 338,357 ----
        return;
      }
  
+   out_length = in_length = strlen(format);
+   safe_format = (char *)malloc(in_length+2);
+   *safe_format = 'X';
+   strcpy(safe_format+1, format);
    do
      {
        out_length += 200;
        out = (char *) xrealloc (out, out_length);
      }
!   while (strftime (out, out_length, safe_format, tm) == 0);
  
!   printf ("%s\n", out+1);
    free (out);
+   free (safe_format);
  }
  
  static void