#
#
# patch "dates.cc"
#  from [adef154c11663617886e64c64766118e3ba29e8f]
#    to [e408c478777f809bf54b3229e561efcd21b6a2ed]
# 
# patch "dates.hh"
#  from [200aa0a5b91d958ef7652aa3871e95ef6c5bc2d6]
#    to [fe6e8cadbc8fde206f28d011a844500a26d7c47b]
#
============================================================
--- dates.cc	adef154c11663617886e64c64766118e3ba29e8f
+++ dates.cc	e408c478777f809bf54b3229e561efcd21b6a2ed
@@ -39,11 +39,8 @@ date_t::date_t(u64 d)
 date_t::date_t(u64 d)
   : d(d)
 {
-  using std::tm;
-
-  struct tm tm;
-  gmtime(tm);
-  I(tm.tm_year + 1900 < 10000);
+  // year 10000 limit
+  I(d < u64_C(253402300800));
 }
 
 date_t::date_t(int sec, int min, int hour, int day, int month, int year)
@@ -165,6 +162,12 @@ date_t::as_iso_8601_extended() const
              % tm.tm_hour % tm.tm_min % tm.tm_sec).str();
 }
 
+u64
+date_t::as_unix_epoch() const
+{
+  return d;
+}
+
 void
 date_t::gmtime(struct tm & tm) const
 {
@@ -235,7 +238,6 @@ date_t::gmtime(struct tm & tm) const
 
       t -= this_month;
       month++;
-      L(FL("gmtime: month >= %u, t now %llu") % month % t);
       I(month < 12);
     }
 
============================================================
--- dates.hh	200aa0a5b91d958ef7652aa3871e95ef6c5bc2d6
+++ dates.hh	fe6e8cadbc8fde206f28d011a844500a26d7c47b
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ struct date_t
   // Write out date as a string.
   std::string as_iso_8601_extended() const;
 
+  // Retrieve the Unix epoch timestamp itself
+  u64 as_unix_epoch() const;
+
   // Date comparison operators
   bool operator <(struct date_t const & other) const
     { return d < other.d; };