[PATCH] export: introduce 'Unix Date' header with the date spelled out

[Kevin Bullock]

On 8 Feb 2013, at 6:52 PM, Augie Fackler wrote:

> On Feb 8, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Mads Kiilerich <mads at kiilerich.com> wrote:
> 
>> # HG changeset patch
>> # User Mads Kiilerich <mads at kiilerich.com>
>> # Date 1360346908 -3600
>> # Node ID 990ae56ef86ea6b2357f022acc8e8e7c72f9ecc8
>> # Parent  5ad1b38d9eb9f7f7ecdb9a0281178070837c47d7
>> export: introduce 'Unix Date' header with the date spelled out
>> 
>> 'export' is the official export format and used by patchbomb, but it will only
>> include date as a timestamp that most humans might find it hard to relate to.
>> It is very convenient when reviewing a patch to be able to see what timestamp
>> the patch will end up with.
>> 
>> This patch will introduce a new 'Unix Date' header. Tools parsing headers
>> should just ignore this 'unknown' line.
> 
> I'm a fan.

Not a fan of the name (even though I like Unix). Not sure what the right answer is though.

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