[Bug 1679722] [NEW] blank lines added betweeen normal output lines?

[G.M.]

Public bug reported:

Hi,

I've been using the 'calendar' tool from this package for several years
now without any problem.

A few month ago (after I upgraded to Ubuntu 17.04, if I recall
correctly), I've noticed a very annoying change: now, between every
'normal' output lines, is added a blank line. This makes the output very
large where it is not useful.

Also, I found absolutely no way to remove these extraneous outputs...

This is particularly annoying since I'm calling calendar from my .bashrc
, and now I've almost a quarter to a half the screen already used when I
open a terminal...

Now, my output looks like:

$ calendar -f ushollidays
Apr 04  Tandy Corp. acquires Radio Shack, 1963 (9 stores)

Apr 04  Martin Luther King assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 1968

Apr 04  NATO Established, 1949

Apr 04  Gandalf visits Bilbo

Now, my output looks like:

Before it looked like:

$ calendar -f ushollidays
Apr 04  Tandy Corp. acquires Radio Shack, 1963 (9 stores)
Apr 04  Martin Luther King assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 1968
Apr 04  NATO Established, 1949
Apr 04  Gandalf visits Bilbo

Could you please restore the previous output, or at least add an option
to remove the additional useless blank lines?

Thanks

** Affects: bsdmainutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  blank lines added betweeen normal output lines?

Status in bsdmainutils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi,

  I've been using the 'calendar' tool from this package for several
  years now without any problem.

  A few month ago (after I upgraded to Ubuntu 17.04, if I recall
  correctly), I've noticed a very annoying change: now, between every
  'normal' output lines, is added a blank line. This makes the output
  very large where it is not useful.

  Also, I found absolutely no way to remove these extraneous outputs...

  This is particularly annoying since I'm calling calendar from my
  .bashrc , and now I've almost a quarter to a half the screen already
  used when I open a terminal...

  Now, my output looks like:

  $ calendar -f ushollidays
  Apr 04  Tandy Corp. acquires Radio Shack, 1963 (9 stores)

  Apr 04  Martin Luther King assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 1968

  Apr 04  NATO Established, 1949

  Apr 04  Gandalf visits Bilbo

  Now, my output looks like:

  Before it looked like:

  $ calendar -f ushollidays
  Apr 04  Tandy Corp. acquires Radio Shack, 1963 (9 stores)
  Apr 04  Martin Luther King assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 1968
  Apr 04  NATO Established, 1949
  Apr 04  Gandalf visits Bilbo

  Could you please restore the previous output, or at least add an
  option to remove the additional useless blank lines?

  Thanks

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