+ if (relative) {
+ unsigned long diff;
+ time_t t = gm_time_t(time, tz);
+ struct timeval now;
+ gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+ if (now.tv_sec < t)
+ return "in the future";
+ diff = now.tv_sec - t;
+ if (diff < 90) {
+ snprintf(timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), "%lu seconds ago", diff);
+ return timebuf;
+ }
+ /* Turn it into minutes */
+ diff = (diff + 30) / 60;
+ if (diff < 90) {
+ snprintf(timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), "%lu minutes ago", diff);
+ return timebuf;
+ }
+ /* Turn it into hours */
+ diff = (diff + 30) / 60;
+ if (diff < 36) {
+ snprintf(timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), "%lu hours ago", diff);
+ return timebuf;
+ }
+ /* We deal with number of days from here on */
+ diff = (diff + 12) / 24;
+ if (diff < 14) {
+ snprintf(timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), "%lu days ago", diff);
+ return timebuf;
+ }
+ /* Say weeks for the past 10 weeks or so */
+ if (diff < 70) {
+ snprintf(timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), "%lu weeks ago", (diff + 3) / 7);
+ return timebuf;
+ }
+ /* Say months for the past 12 months or so */
+ if (diff < 360) {
+ snprintf(timebuf, sizeof(timebuf), "%lu months ago", (diff + 15) / 30);
+ return timebuf;
+ }
+ /* Else fall back on absolute format.. */
+ }
+