regression error with calendar

Jaakko Heinonen jh at FreeBSD.org
Fri Jul 8 07:01:13 UTC 2011


On 2011-07-05, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> Jaakko Heinonen wrote:
> > On 2011-07-05, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> > > There's a regression error with calendar between FreeBSD-8.1 & 8.2-RELEASES
> > > Test data:
> > > -----
> > > Tue+1	TESTXXXXX 1
> > > Tuesday+1	TESTXXXXX 2
> > > * Tuesday+1	TESTXXXXX 3
> > > Tuesday+1 *	TESTXXXXX 4
> > > Tuesday	TESTXXXXX5
> > > Tuesday		TESTXXXXX6
> > > -----
> > 
> > This look like PR bin/155873
> > (http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=155873).
> 
> Ah Yes, that's the same problem. Thanks !  Can FreeBSD please revert
> the broken code out of CVS, until/ if author / importer / whoever
> might want to fix it.  The new code breaks basic common functionality,
> to add rare usage exotica.

I guess that reverting r205821 would mean reverting all of edwin's
recent calendar(1) work
(http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/user/edwin/calendar/?view=log).

> Broken calendar code failed to mail prompt me to call meetings in time.
> Probably caused lots of missed reminders.

There is also another recent calendar(1) regression:

	http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=157718

Edwin, please comment if you plan to take a look at these regressions.

-- 
Jaakko


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