--- web/cgi-bin/cvslog.cgi	2003/05/12 07:49:58	1.23.2.4
+++ web/cgi-bin/cvslog.cgi	2003/05/13 15:18:13	1.23.2.5
@@ -14,17 +14,18 @@ if($period eq "days") {
     if ($days < 1) {$days = 1};
     $heading = "i-scream CVS$moduleext commits in the past $days day(s)";
     $days--;
-    $firstdate = ">" . `date --date \"$days days ago\" \"+%Y/%m/%d\"`;
+    $days .= "d"; # because we can't write "$daysd" below :-)
+    $firstdate = ">" . `/bin/date -v-$days +%Y/%m/%d`;
 }
 elsif($period eq "date") {
     my($date)=$query->param('date');
-    $date = `/bin/date \"+%Y/%m/%d\"` unless defined $date;
+    $date = `/bin/date +%Y/%m/%d` unless defined $date;
     $heading = "i-scream CVS$moduleext commits on $date";
     $firstdate = "$date 00:00<$date 23:59"
 }
 elsif($period eq "since") {
     my($date)=$query->param('date');
-    $date = `/bin/date \"+%Y/%m/%d\"` unless defined $date;
+    $date = `/bin/date +%Y/%m/%d` unless defined $date;
     $heading = "i-scream CVS$moduleext commits since $date";
     $firstdate = ">$date";
 }
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ elsif($period eq "thisweek") {
 }
 else {
     # default to "today only"
-    $firstdate = ">" . `/bin/date \"+%Y/%m/%d\"`;
+    $firstdate = ">" . `/bin/date +%Y/%m/%d`;
     $heading = "Today's i-scream CVS$moduleext commits";
 }