}
strcpy(date, git_default_date);
- if (!name_addr_only && date_str)
- parse_date(date_str, date, sizeof(date));
+ if (!name_addr_only && date_str && date_str[0]) {
+ if (parse_date(date_str, date, sizeof(date)) < 0)
+ die("invalid date format: %s", date_str);
+ }
i = copy(buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0, name);
i = add_raw(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, " <");