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* Diary
@ 2007-10-15 13:24 Leo
  2007-10-15 15:05 ` Diary Bastien
                   ` (2 more replies)
  0 siblings, 3 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Leo @ 2007-10-15 13:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-devel

Hi there,

,----[ (info "(emacs)Diary") ]
|    The name of the diary file is specified by the variable
| `diary-file'; `~/diary' is the default.  A sample diary file is (note
| that the file format is essentially the same as that used by the
| external shell utility `calendar'):
`----

The shell utility `calendar' is not in modern GNU/Linux.

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* Re: Diary
  2007-10-15 13:24 Diary Leo
@ 2007-10-15 15:05 ` Bastien
  2007-10-15 16:06 ` Diary Sean Sieger
  2007-10-17 17:58 ` Diary Alfred M. Szmidt
  2 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Bastien @ 2007-10-15 15:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: help-gnu-emacs

Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:

> ,----[ (info "(emacs)Diary") ]
> |    The name of the diary file is specified by the variable
> | `diary-file'; `~/diary' is the default.  A sample diary file is (note
> | that the file format is essentially the same as that used by the
> | external shell utility `calendar'):
> `----
>
> The shell utility `calendar' is not in modern GNU/Linux.

I don't know what you call "modern" but I run debian here and I got both
the cal and calendar utilities.

-- 
Bastien

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* Re: Diary
  2007-10-15 13:24 Diary Leo
  2007-10-15 15:05 ` Diary Bastien
@ 2007-10-15 16:06 ` Sean Sieger
  2007-10-15 18:06   ` Diary Tassilo Horn
  2007-10-17 17:58 ` Diary Alfred M. Szmidt
  2 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Sean Sieger @ 2007-10-15 16:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-devel


   The shell utility `calendar' is not in modern GNU/Linux.

sean@6dfpj71:~$ which calendar
/usr/bin/calendar

or do I not get what you are saying?

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* Re: Diary
  2007-10-15 16:06 ` Diary Sean Sieger
@ 2007-10-15 18:06   ` Tassilo Horn
  2007-10-16  4:10     ` Diary Richard Stallman
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Tassilo Horn @ 2007-10-15 18:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-devel

Sean Sieger <sean.sieger@gmail.com> writes:

>    The shell utility `calendar' is not in modern GNU/Linux.
>
> sean@6dfpj71:~$ which calendar
> /usr/bin/calendar
>
> or do I not get what you are saying?

Not all modern distributions install the BSD calendar program by
default, so a sentence like "the file format is essentially the same as
that used by the external utility `calendar'" may mislead users.  But
since all the syntax is explained in the emacs manual, too, I don't see
a problem with that.

Maybe it would be a good idea to move that sentence after the example.

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Index: doc/emacs/calendar.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/doc/emacs/calendar.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.3 calendar.texi
--- doc/emacs/calendar.texi	16 Sep 2007 02:29:50 -0000	1.3
+++ doc/emacs/calendar.texi	15 Oct 2007 18:04:47 -0000
@@ -990,8 +990,7 @@
 
   The name of the diary file is specified by the variable
 @code{diary-file}; @file{~/diary} is the default.  A sample diary file
-is (note that the file format is essentially the same as that used by
-the external shell utility @samp{calendar}):
+is:
 
 @example
 12/22/1988  Twentieth wedding anniversary!!
@@ -1011,6 +1010,10 @@
 This example uses extra spaces to align the event descriptions of most
 of the entries.  Such formatting is purely a matter of taste.
 
+  The file format is essentially the same as that used by the external
+shell utility @samp{calendar}.  If you've used that before, you'll feel
+right at home.
+
   Although you probably will start by creating a diary manually, Emacs
 provides a number of commands to let you view, add, and change diary
 entries.
Index: doc/emacs/ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/doc/emacs/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.18 ChangeLog
--- doc/emacs/ChangeLog	15 Oct 2007 02:07:51 -0000	1.18
+++ doc/emacs/ChangeLog	15 Oct 2007 18:04:50 -0000
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-10-15  Tassilo Horn  <tassilo@member.fsf.org>
+
+	* calendar.texi (Diary): Move hint to external calendar program behind
+	the example.
+
 2007-10-13  Eric S. Raymond  <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
 
 	* files.texi: Capitalize node names according to convention.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

If someone with write access thinks it's a good idea, feel free to
install the patch.

Bye,
Tassilo

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* Re: Diary
  2007-10-15 18:06   ` Diary Tassilo Horn
@ 2007-10-16  4:10     ` Richard Stallman
  2007-10-16  9:21       ` Diary Leo
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Richard Stallman @ 2007-10-16  4:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Tassilo Horn; +Cc: emacs-devel

    +  The file format is essentially the same as that used by the external
    +shell utility @samp{calendar}.

I installed such a change.  I also got rid of the confusing concept
"external shell utility".

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* Re: Diary
  2007-10-16  4:10     ` Diary Richard Stallman
@ 2007-10-16  9:21       ` Leo
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Leo @ 2007-10-16  9:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-devel

On 2007-10-16 05:10 +0100, Richard Stallman wrote:
>     +  The file format is essentially the same as that used by the external
>     +shell utility @samp{calendar}.
>
> I installed such a change.  I also got rid of the confusing concept
> "external shell utility".

Thanks!

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* Re: Diary
  2007-10-15 13:24 Diary Leo
  2007-10-15 15:05 ` Diary Bastien
  2007-10-15 16:06 ` Diary Sean Sieger
@ 2007-10-17 17:58 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
  2007-10-17 18:58   ` Diary Leo
  2 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Alfred M. Szmidt @ 2007-10-17 17:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Leo; +Cc: emacs-devel

   ,----[ (info "(emacs)Diary") ]
   |    The name of the diary file is specified by the variable
   | `diary-file'; `~/diary' is the default.  A sample diary file is (note
   | that the file format is essentially the same as that used by the
   | external shell utility `calendar'):
   `----

   The shell utility `calendar' is not in modern GNU/Linux.

calendar was introduced in System 7, which dates back to 1980, and is
quite standard on GNU systems.  What strange system are you using that
does not have calendar?

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* Re: Diary
  2007-10-17 17:58 ` Diary Alfred M. Szmidt
@ 2007-10-17 18:58   ` Leo
  2007-10-18  2:31     ` Diary Miles Bader
  2007-10-19 16:47     ` Diary Alfred M. Szmidt
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Leo @ 2007-10-17 18:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ams; +Cc: emacs-devel

On 2007-10-17 18:58 +0100, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
>    ,----[ (info "(emacs)Diary") ]
>    |    The name of the diary file is specified by the variable
>    | `diary-file'; `~/diary' is the default.  A sample diary file is (note
>    | that the file format is essentially the same as that used by the
>    | external shell utility `calendar'):
>    `----
>
>    The shell utility `calendar' is not in modern GNU/Linux.
>
> calendar was introduced in System 7, which dates back to 1980, and is
> quite standard on GNU systems.  What strange system are you using that
> does not have calendar?

GNU/Linux

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* Re: Diary
  2007-10-17 18:58   ` Diary Leo
@ 2007-10-18  2:31     ` Miles Bader
  2007-10-19 16:47     ` Diary Alfred M. Szmidt
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Miles Bader @ 2007-10-18  2:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-devel

Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:
>>    The shell utility `calendar' is not in modern GNU/Linux.
>>
>> calendar was introduced in System 7, which dates back to 1980, and is
>> quite standard on GNU systems.  What strange system are you using that
>> does not have calendar?
>
> GNU/Linux

YMMV:

   $ uname -o
   GNU/Linux
   $ calendar
   Oct 18  St. Luke
   Oct 18  Boston Shoemakers form first US labor org., 1648
   Oct 18  Soviets announce their probe took photos of the Moon's far side, 1959
   Oct 18* Shmini Atzeret (8th Day of Gathering; 1 day after Sucot)
   Oct 18* Yizkor
   Oct 18  Chuck Berry is born in San Jose, California, 1926
   Oct 18  Aujourd'hui, c'est la St(e) Luc.
   Oct 18  Wartburgfest der Deutschen Burschenschaften, 1817
   Oct 18  Verabschiedung des Sozialistengesetzes durch den Reichstag, 1878
   Oct 19  Mao Tse-tung establishes the People's Republic of China, 1949
   Oct 19  Napoleon's beaten army begins the long retreat from Moscow, 1812
   Oct 19* Simchas Torah (Rejoicing of the Law)
   $ type calendar
   calendar is hashed (/usr/bin/calendar)
   $ dpkg -S /usr/bin/calendar
   bsdmainutils: /usr/bin/calendar

-miles
-- 
People who are more than casually interested in computers should have at
least some idea of what the underlying hardware is like.  Otherwise the
programs they write will be pretty weird.  -- Donald Knuth

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* Re: Diary
  2007-10-17 18:58   ` Diary Leo
  2007-10-18  2:31     ` Diary Miles Bader
@ 2007-10-19 16:47     ` Alfred M. Szmidt
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Alfred M. Szmidt @ 2007-10-19 16:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Leo; +Cc: emacs-devel

   >    ,----[ (info "(emacs)Diary") ]
   >    |    The name of the diary file is specified by the variable
   >    | `diary-file'; `~/diary' is the default.  A sample diary file is (note
   >    | that the file format is essentially the same as that used by the
   >    | external shell utility `calendar'):
   >    `----
   >
   >    The shell utility `calendar' is not in modern GNU/Linux.
   >
   > calendar was introduced in System 7, which dates back to 1980, and is
   > quite standard on GNU systems.  What strange system are you using that
   > does not have calendar?

   GNU/Linux

That isn't very specific.  All GNU systems I know of--which includes
quite a bit--include `calender'.

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2007-10-15 13:24 Diary Leo
2007-10-15 15:05 ` Diary Bastien
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2007-10-15 18:06   ` Diary Tassilo Horn
2007-10-16  4:10     ` Diary Richard Stallman
2007-10-16  9:21       ` Diary Leo
2007-10-17 17:58 ` Diary Alfred M. Szmidt
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