It's that magical time of the year again :^) Anyone?
R. On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 08:11:04AM GMT, Raf Czlonka wrote: > Hi all, > > I've just noticed something strange in the > /usr/share/calendar/calendar.christian file, namely: > > 11/SunLast First Sunday of Advent (4th Sunday before Christmas) > 12/SunFirst First Sunday of Advent (4th Sunday before Christmas) > > Obviously, in any given year either is true - not both. > > I do understand the intent - the beginning of Advent will either > be on the last Sunday of November or the first Sunday of December > depending which day of the week Christmas Day falls on. > > Calculating it isn't difficult - last Thursday of November + 3 days - > but I'm not sure whether adding any additional code to calendar(1) > is desirable. > > I don't know what the best solution to the above is as currently, > as it stands, these entries are confusing - at first glance the > above looks like a bug and after figuring out it isn't one, I'm > sill none the wise which one it is without consulting another > calendar. > > Adding code, modifying the above entries or an additional entry in > the BUGS section in the manual. What are your thought? > > Best regards, > > Raf
