# 
# 
# patch "calendar/dateset.C"
#  from [91b5444a8184fc2eeaf921adc47fdc55732ab6b2]
#    to [47d669b2e0c8d760404084a3101ecc1c527612e6]
# 
# patch "calendar/dateset.h"
#  from [48302f784a8de12f77c76f4b02a344aa14380b11]
#    to [3961d71b39f4a7be23dfb954b52370effa7172ce]
# 
# patch "calendar/item.C"
#  from [53f19e759535e590214c976f121d316aff047899]
#    to [bfdc8ed4ea39fa402e0228d2bd21c018cebfb4ec]
# 
# patch "calendar/item.h"
#  from [2a5c913c700e3af2e1f4c503be016db8bbfa6baa]
#    to [116553e50d9d4bb19025a402927347195772b55d]
# 
# patch "item_tcl.C"
#  from [33a46326bcaa1a2f4308024ec052139cceecd465]
#    to [2cce178db5f8734d57fcdf993911760f4ecb25fc]
# 
============================================================
--- calendar/dateset.C	91b5444a8184fc2eeaf921adc47fdc55732ab6b2
+++ calendar/dateset.C	47d669b2e0c8d760404084a3101ecc1c527612e6
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class DateSetRep {
     virtual DateSetRep* copy() const = 0;
     virtual DateSet::RepeatType type() const = 0;
     virtual void describe(charArray*) const = 0;
+    virtual void describe_terse(charArray*) const = 0;
     virtual int contains(Date) const = 0;
     virtual int search(Date, Date&) const = 0;
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class EmptyDateSetRep : public DateSetRe
     virtual DateSetRep* copy() const;
     virtual DateSet::RepeatType type() const;
     virtual void describe(charArray*) const;
+    virtual void describe_terse(charArray*) const;
     virtual int contains(Date) const;
     virtual int search(Date, Date&) const;
 
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ class SingleDateSetRep : public DateSetR
     virtual DateSetRep* copy() const;
     virtual DateSet::RepeatType type() const;
     virtual void describe(charArray*) const;
+    virtual void describe_terse(charArray*) const;
     virtual int contains(Date) const;
     virtual int search(Date, Date&) const;
 
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ class DayBasedDateSetRep : public DateSe
     virtual DateSetRep* copy() const;
     virtual DateSet::RepeatType type() const;
     virtual void describe(charArray*) const;
+    virtual void describe_terse(charArray*) const;
     virtual int contains(Date) const;
     virtual int search(Date, Date&) const;
 
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ class MonthBasedDateSetRep : public Date
     virtual DateSetRep* copy() const;
     virtual DateSet::RepeatType type() const;
     virtual void describe(charArray*) const;
+    virtual void describe_terse(charArray*) const;
     virtual int contains(Date) const;
     virtual int search(Date, Date&) const;
 
@@ -196,6 +201,7 @@ class WeekSetDateSetRep : public DateSet
     virtual DateSetRep* copy() const;
     virtual DateSet::RepeatType type() const;
     virtual void describe(charArray*) const;
+    virtual void describe_terse(charArray*) const;
     virtual int contains(Date) const;
     virtual int search(Date, Date&) const;
 
@@ -220,6 +226,7 @@ class MonthSetDateSetRep : public DateSe
     virtual DateSetRep* copy() const;
     virtual DateSet::RepeatType type() const;
     virtual void describe(charArray*) const;
+    virtual void describe_terse(charArray*) const;
     virtual int contains(Date) const;
     virtual int search(Date, Date&) const;
 
@@ -374,6 +381,15 @@ void DateSet::describe(charArray* buffer
     rep->describe(buffer);
 }
 
+void DateSet::describe_terse(charArray* buffer) const {
+    normalize();
+    format(buffer, "%d %d {", start.EpochDays(), finish.EpochDays());
+    for (int i = 0; i < deleted.size(); i++)
+        format(buffer, " %d", deleted[i].EpochDays());
+    append_string(buffer, " } ");
+    rep->describe_terse(buffer);
+}
+
 void DateSet::set_empty() {
     start = Date::First();
     finish = Date::Last();
@@ -870,6 +886,10 @@ void EmptyDateSetRep::describe(charArray
     append_string(buffer, "Empty");
 }
 
+void EmptyDateSetRep::describe_terse(charArray* buffer) const {
+    append_string(buffer, "empty");
+}
+
 int EmptyDateSetRep::contains(Date) const {
     return 0;
 }
@@ -910,6 +930,10 @@ void SingleDateSetRep::describe(charArra
     append_date(buffer, date);
 }
 
+void SingleDateSetRep::describe_terse(charArray* buffer) const {
+    format(buffer, "single");
+}
+
 int SingleDateSetRep::contains(Date d) const {
     return (!deleted && (d == date));
 }
@@ -988,6 +1012,10 @@ void DayBasedDateSetRep::describe(charAr
     }
 }
 
+void DayBasedDateSetRep::describe_terse(charArray* buffer) const {
+    format(buffer, "daily %d", interval);
+}
+
 int DayBasedDateSetRep::contains(Date d) const {
     int diff = ABS(d - anchor);
     return ((diff % interval) == 0);
@@ -1108,6 +1136,22 @@ void MonthBasedDateSetRep::describe(char
     }
 }
 
+void MonthBasedDateSetRep::describe_terse(charArray* buffer) const {
+    int index;
+    format(buffer, "monthly %d", interval);
+    switch(mtype) {
+      case ByDay:
+        format(buffer, " day %d", backward ? -count : count);
+        break;
+      case ByWorkDay:
+        format(buffer, " workday %d", backward ? -count : count);
+        break;
+      case ByWeek:
+        format(buffer, " week %d %d", backward ? -count : count, weekday.Index());
+        break;
+      }
+}
+
 int MonthBasedDateSetRep::contains(Date d) const {
     int dDay, dYear;
     Month dMonth;
@@ -1382,6 +1426,15 @@ void WeekSetDateSetRep::describe(charArr
     }
 }
 
+void WeekSetDateSetRep::describe_terse(charArray* buffer) const {
+    format(buffer, "weekly {");
+    for (int i = 1; i <= 7; i++) {
+        if (days.Member(i))
+            format(buffer, " %d", i);
+    }
+    append_string(buffer, " }");
+}
+
 int WeekSetDateSetRep::contains(Date date) const {
     int d, y;
     Month m;
@@ -1520,6 +1573,20 @@ void MonthSetDateSetRep::describe(charAr
     append_string(buffer, "Complex Monthly Repetition");
 }
 
+void MonthSetDateSetRep::describe_terse(charArray* buffer) const {
+    append_string(buffer, "monthset {");
+    for (int i = 1; i <= 12; i++) {
+        if (months.Member(i))
+            format(buffer, " %d", i);
+    }
+    append_string(buffer, " } {");
+    for (int i = 1; i <= 31; i++) {
+        if (days.Member(i))
+            format(buffer, " %d", i);
+    }
+    append_string(buffer, "}");
+}
+
 int MonthSetDateSetRep::contains(Date date) const {
     int d, y;
     Month m;
============================================================
--- calendar/dateset.h	48302f784a8de12f77c76f4b02a344aa14380b11
+++ calendar/dateset.h	3961d71b39f4a7be23dfb954b52370effa7172ce
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ class DateSet {
     void describe(charArray* buffer) const;
 
     /*
+     * modifies "buffer".
+     * effects  Append brief but complete item description to "buffer".
+     *		No "null" character is stored in "buffer".
+     *
+     */
+    void describe_terse(charArray* buffer) const;
+
+    /*
      * modifies	*this
      * effects	post(*this) = the empty set
      */
============================================================
--- calendar/item.C	53f19e759535e590214c976f121d316aff047899
+++ calendar/item.C	bfdc8ed4ea39fa402e0228d2bd21c018cebfb4ec
@@ -726,6 +726,10 @@ void Item::describe(charArray* buffer) c
     date->describe(buffer);
 }
 
+void Item::describe_terse(charArray* buffer) const {
+    date->describe_terse(buffer);
+}
+
 int Item::first(Date& result) const {
     if (!date->first(result)) return 0;
     if (!todo || done) return 1;
============================================================
--- calendar/item.h	2a5c913c700e3af2e1f4c503be016db8bbfa6baa
+++ calendar/item.h	116553e50d9d4bb19025a402927347195772b55d
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class Item {
     int empty() const;
     DateSet::RepeatType repeat_type() const;
     void describe(charArray* buffer) const;
+    void describe_terse(charArray* buffer) const;
 
     int first(Date& result) const;
     int next(Date d, Date& result) const;
============================================================
--- item_tcl.C	33a46326bcaa1a2f4308024ec052139cceecd465
+++ item_tcl.C	2cce178db5f8734d57fcdf993911760f4ecb25fc
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static int item_desc	(ClientData, Tcl_In
 static int item_first	(ClientData, Tcl_Interp*, int, const char*[]);
 static int item_type	(ClientData, Tcl_Interp*, int, const char*[]);
 static int item_desc	(ClientData, Tcl_Interp*, int, const char*[]);
+static int item_repeat_terse	(ClientData, Tcl_Interp*, int, const char*[]);
 static int item_cont	(ClientData, Tcl_Interp*, int, const char*[]);
 static int item_next	(ClientData, Tcl_Interp*, int, const char*[]);
 static int item_range	(ClientData, Tcl_Interp*, int, const char*[]);
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ static Dispatch_Entry item_dispatch[] = 
     { "range",			2, 2, item_range	},
     { "type",			0, 0, item_type		},
     { "describe_repeat",	0, 0, item_desc		},
+    { "repeat_terse",		0, 0, item_repeat_terse },
 
     { "date",			1, 1, item_date		},
     { "dayrepeat",		2, 2, item_dayr		},
@@ -569,6 +571,15 @@ static int item_desc(ClientData c, Tcl_I
     return TCL_OK;
 }
 
+static int item_repeat_terse(ClientData c, Tcl_Interp *tcl, int argc, const char *argv[]) {
+    Item_Tcl* item = (Item_Tcl*) c;
+    charArray buffer;
+    item->value()->describe_terse(&buffer);
+    buffer.append('\0');
+    Tcl_SetResult(tcl, buffer.as_pointer(), TCL_VOLATILE);
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
 static int item_cont(ClientData c, Tcl_Interp* tcl, int argc, const char* argv[]) {
     Item_Tcl* item = (Item_Tcl*) c;
     int dateDays;