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

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