Hi Heiko,
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 02:49:58PM +0200, Heiko Weinen wrote:
> Added the perpetual Gregorian to POEE date converter and modified the
> manpage accordingly.
again and again, I have to ask a simple question: why we need
ddate(1) command... how many people actually use it?
> diff --git a/misc-utils/ddate.1 b/misc-utils/ddate.1
> index 960373c..0efa1f5 100644
> --- a/misc-utils/ddate.1
> +++ b/misc-utils/ddate.1
> @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ ddate \- converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates
> .B ddate
> prints the date in Discordian date format.
> .PP
> +Running
> +.B ddate -c
> +prints out the perpetual Gregorian to POEE date converter.
> +.PP
> If called with no arguments,
> .B ddate
> will get the current system date, convert this to the Discordian
> @@ -92,6 +96,8 @@ Original program by Druel the Chaotic aka Jeremy Johnson (mpython@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> .br
> Major rewrite by Lee H:. O:. Smith, KYTP, aka Andrew Bulhak (acb@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
> .br
> +Perpetual calendar added by Riot the undecisive aka Heiko Weinen (riot@xxxxxxxx)
> +.br
> Five tons of flax.
>
> .SH DISTRIBUTION POLICY
> diff --git a/misc-utils/ddate.c b/misc-utils/ddate.c
> index df6b371..ea4fd4e 100644
> --- a/misc-utils/ddate.c
> +++ b/misc-utils/ddate.c
> @@ -94,6 +94,45 @@ char *holyday[5][2] = {
> { "Maladay", "Afflux" }
> };
>
> +char *calendar = " SM BT PD PP SO SM BT PD PP SO\n\
> + -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --\n\
> +Jan 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Chs Jul 5 6 7 8 9 40 41 42 43 44 Cfn\n\
> + 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 45 46 47 48 49 \n\
> + 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 50 51 52 53 54 \n\
> + 16 17 18 19 20 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 55 56 57 58 59 \n\
> + 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 60 61 62 63 64 \n\
> + 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 1 2 3 65 66 67 68 69 \n\
> + 31 1 2 3 4 31 32 33 34 35 Aug 4 5 6 7 8 70 71 72 73 1 Bcy\n\
> +Feb 5 6 7 8 9 36 37 38 39 40 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 \n\
> + 10 11 12 13 14 41 42 43 44 45 14 15 16 17 18 7 8 9 10 11 \n\
> + 15 16 17 18 19 46 47 48 49 50 19 20 21 22 23 12 13 14 15 16 \n\
> + 20 21 22 23 24 51 52 53 54 55 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 \n\
> + 25 26 27 28* 1 56 57 58 59 60 29 30 31 1 2 22 23 24 25 26 \n\
> +Mar 2 3 4 5 6 61 62 63 64 65 Sep 3 4 5 6 7 27 28 29 30 31 \n\
> + 7 8 9 10 11 66 67 68 69 70 8 9 10 11 12 32 33 34 35 36 \n\
> + 12 13 14 15 16 71 72 73 1 2 Dsc 13 14 15 16 17 37 38 39 40 41 \n\
> + 17 18 19 20 21 3 4 5 6 7 18 19 20 21 22 42 43 44 45 46 \n\
> + 22 23 24 25 26 8 9 10 11 12 23 24 25 26 27 47 48 49 50 51 \n\
> + 27 28 29 30 31 13 14 15 16 17 28 29 30 1 2 52 53 54 55 56 \n\
> +Apr 1 2 3 4 5 18 19 20 21 22 Oct 3 4 5 6 7 57 58 59 60 61 \n\
> + 6 7 8 9 10 23 24 25 26 27 8 9 10 11 12 62 63 64 65 66 \n\
> + 11 12 13 14 15 28 29 30 31 32 13 14 15 16 17 67 68 69 70 71 \n\
> + 16 17 18 19 20 33 34 35 36 37 18 19 20 21 22 72 73 1 2 3 Afm\n\
> + 21 22 23 24 25 38 39 40 41 42 23 24 25 26 27 4 5 6 7 8 \n\
> + 26 27 28 29 30 43 44 45 46 47 28 29 30 31 1 9 10 11 12 13 \n\
> +May 1 2 3 4 5 48 49 50 51 52 Nov 2 3 4 5 6 14 15 16 17 18 \n\
> + 6 7 8 9 10 53 54 55 56 57 7 8 9 10 11 19 20 21 22 23 \n\
> + 11 12 13 14 15 58 59 60 61 62 12 13 14 15 16 24 25 26 27 28 \n\
> + 16 17 18 19 20 63 64 65 66 67 17 18 19 20 21 29 30 31 32 33 \n\
> + 21 22 23 24 25 68 69 70 71 72 22 23 24 25 26 34 35 36 37 38 \n\
> + 26 27 28 29 30 73 1 2 3 4 Cfn 27 28 29 30 1 39 40 41 42 43 \n\
> + 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dec 2 3 4 5 6 44 45 46 47 48 \n\
> +Jun 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 49 50 51 52 53 \n\
> + 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 13 14 15 16 54 55 56 57 58 \n\
> + 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 59 60 61 62 63 \n\
> + 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 22 23 24 25 26 64 65 66 67 68 \n\
> + 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 27 28 29 30 31 69 70 71 72 73\n";
> +
It does not make sense to add this huge static string to the ddate
code -- we have ddate.1 man page where you can store and *explain*
the calendar (what is Cfn, SM, BT, PD ... ?).
Karel
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