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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2009-2011 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#ifdef STDC_HEADERS
+# include <stdlib.h>
+# include <stddef.h>
+#else
+# ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
+# include <stdlib.h>
+# endif
+#endif /* STDC_HEADERS */
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include "missing.h"
+
+char *get_timestr(time_t, int);
+
+/*
+ * Return an ascii string with the current date + time
+ * Uses strftime() if available, else falls back to ctime().
+ */
+char *
+get_timestr(time_t tstamp, int log_year)
+{
+ char *s;
+#ifdef HAVE_STRFTIME
+ static char buf[128];
+ struct tm *timeptr;
+
+ timeptr = localtime(&tstamp);
+ if (log_year)
+ s = "%h %e %T %Y";
+ else
+ s = "%h %e %T";
+
+ /* strftime() does not guarantee to NUL-terminate so we must check. */
+ buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
+ if (strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), s, timeptr) && buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] == '\0')
+ return buf;
+
+#endif /* HAVE_STRFTIME */
+
+ s = ctime(&tstamp) + 4; /* skip day of the week */
+ if (log_year)
+ s[20] = '\0'; /* avoid the newline */
+ else
+ s[15] = '\0'; /* don't care about year */
+
+ return s;
+}