Imported Debian patch 1.3.12-1

[gzip] / build-aux / mdate-sh

diff --git a/build-aux/mdate-sh b/build-aux/mdate-sh
index cd916c0a34003205a3773df2c9a178a8139b4aad..83d27009dc223aaabde59623ce8873c8c6689f86 100755 (executable)
--- a/build-aux/mdate-sh
+++ b/build-aux/mdate-sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Get modification time of a file or directory and pretty-print it.
 
-scriptversion=2005-06-29.22
+scriptversion=2007-03-30.02
 
-# Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software
+# Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc.
 # written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, June 1995
 #
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ if ls -L /dev/null 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
 else
   ls_command='ls -l -d'
 fi
+# Avoid user/group names that might have spaces, when possible.
+if ls -n /dev/null 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  ls_command="$ls_command -n"
+fi
 
 # A `ls -l' line looks as follows on OS/2.
 #  drwxrwx---        0 Aug 11  2001 foo
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ fi
 # words should be skipped to get the date.
 
 # On HPUX /bin/sh, "set" interprets "-rw-r--r--" as options, so the "x" below.
-set x`ls -l -d /`
+set x`$ls_command /`
 
 # Find which argument is the month.
 month=