[NTLUG:Discuss] verify that a text string is a valid date.

[Chris Cox]

Richard Geoffrion wrote:
...snippity...

> So the question now becomes... what are the
> ramifications of upgrading the coreutils on that box?  Anything?   I
> found http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/coreutils/. and expect that I just need
> to download the source and compile it into my environment -- I just
> don't know what kind of issues upgrading that will bring to the system.
> 
> For instance... ps2pdf was converting a file incorrectly.  Once I
> upgraded it..it stopped converting the file altogether. 
> So anyway...I'll probably go get the coreutils and stare at them
> awhile.   I'll make sure I have my old slack coreutils package handy. 
> Maybe I'll wait till after the superbowl (are we allowed to say that
> here...or do we have to pay royalties?) to do the upgrade.. Just in case
> anything untoward happens.

Upgrading coreutils should be pretty safe.  I doubt it will cause
any issue.