README2 file for `gcal'.


The `gcal' package encloses a collection of reminder/appointment files
of other packages, namely the BSD-calendar(1) reminder files and the
[X]Calentool-2.3(1) appointment files.
These original and untouched files are stored in the "gcal-*/calendars"
and in the "gcal-*/dates" directory, and are converted automatically
during the installation process of `gcal' by AWK or Perl.  The AWK and Perl
scripts which I worked out are not perfect but do their job well for the
enclosed reminder/appointment files.

If conversion from other calendar management tools is required, some
converters can be found in the XCalentool-2.3 package written by Bill Randle.

  Converts sun calendar manager files to Calentool(1) appointment files:
    cm2calentool.e

  Converts calendar(1) files to Calentool(1) appointment files:
    cal2ct.c

  Converts month(1L) files to Calentool(1) appointment files:
    month2ct.c

  Converts monthtool(1L) files to Calentool(1) appointment files:
    mt2ct.c

Once you have converted a reminder/appointment file into the [X]Calentool-2.3
appointment file format, you can convert this file to the `gcal' format using
AWK or Perl and the according script file ct2gcal.awk resp., ct2gcal.pl.