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Date:      Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:50:02 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Michael A. Dickerson" <mikey@redlance.singingtree.com>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: bin/36501: /usr/bin/calendar can't handle recurring items in the next month
Message-ID:  <200204030450.g334o2E22507@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR bin/36501; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Michael A. Dickerson" <mikey@redlance.singingtree.com>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, <Dan_Grillo@grillo.net>
Cc:  
Subject: Re: bin/36501: /usr/bin/calendar can't handle recurring items in
 the next month
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:47:14 -0800 (PST)

 Several people have noticed that calendar(1) is brain damaged in a number
 of ways.  Not only does it generate nonsense dates like Mar 32, it seems
 it can't really process recurring events (first Sunday every month, etc)
 at all.  See bin/34497 from Jan 31 and also bin/4629 from September 1997
 (!).
 
 I have ported the calendar from OpenBSD, which was rewritten a couple
 years ago such that it works.  The patch is about 60k.  However, before
 you go to the trouble, you might try updating your source and rebuilding.
 I see somebody made some changes to usr.sbin/calendar on March 12 which
 might fix your problem.  If not I can send you my patch if you like.
 
 M.D
 
 
 

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