hi,

> >   Maybe rename DATE to BUILD_DATE so it's obvious which date it is.
> 
> As I use it now, it is basically the "install" time. What do we want it to 
> be?

> I am not sure what the use would be. The only use I have used for two 
> years is simply to see when I installed it.

  It *is* the date the package was built, no?  If you use binary
packages, it is *not* the date the package was installed.

> What would you use the date stamp for?

  As included in the summary file (especially from the result of a
bulk build), as the date the binary package was built.

					yours,
					dillo