Bug#574627: libdate-manip-perl: Use of EASTER flag in config file results in error

[gregor herrmann]

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:10:08 +0000, Steve Brown wrote:

> 1. Create a .DateManip.cnf file in your home directory containing for example
> 
> [ begin .DateManip.cnf ]
> 
> *HOLIDAY
> 1*0:0:0:0:0:0*EASTER
> 
> [ end .DateManip.cnf ]

> ./test.pl 
> ERROR: invalid Date::Manip config file line.
>   1*0:0:0:0:0:0*EASTER
>  at /usr/share/perl5/Date/Manip.pm line 5404
> 	Date::Manip::_Date_InitFile('/home/blah/.DateManip.cnf') called at /usr/share/perl5/Date/Manip.pm 
> line 317
> 	Date::Manip::Date_Init() called at /usr/share/perl5/Date/Manip.pm line 1463
> 	Date::Manip::ParseDate('Thu 18 Mar 12:15:01 PM') called at ./test.pl line 5

I can reproduce this error with your minimal ~/.DateManip.cnf.
If I copy the whole example .DateManip.cnf to ~/ the test works.

If I change ~/.DateManip.cnf to

<begin>
*HOLIDAY
1*0:0:0:0:0:0*EASTER = Easter
<end>

(like in the example config) it also works.

Seems like the syntax without the trailing " = Easter" is just wrong
:)

Cheers,
gregor

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