pkgsrc/devel/p5-Date-Simple/DESCR
minskim abd0bc89e9 Import p5-Date-Simple from pkgsrc-wip. Packaged by George Michaelson.
Dates are complex enough without times and timezones.  This module may
be used to create simple date objects.  It handles:

Validation:
    Reject 1999-02-29 but accept 2000-02-29.
Interval arithmetic:
    How many days were between two given dates?  What date comes N days
    after today?
Day-of-week calculation:
    What day of the week is a given date?

It does NOT deal with hours, minutes, seconds, and time zones.
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Dates are complex enough without times and timezones. This module may
be used to create simple date objects. It handles:
Validation:
Reject 1999-02-29 but accept 2000-02-29.
Interval arithmetic:
How many days were between two given dates? What date comes N days
after today?
Day-of-week calculation:
What day of the week is a given date?
It does NOT deal with hours, minutes, seconds, and time zones.