Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 19:05:46 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: trhodes@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/bin/date date.1 Message-ID: <20020415190546.71b686c7.darklogik@pittgoth.com> In-Reply-To: <20020416083933.B5911-100000@gamplex.bde.org> References: <200204151817.g3FIHIv24613@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020416083933.B5911-100000@gamplex.bde.org>
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2002 08:47:53 +1000 (EST) Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> wrote: > On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Tom Rhodes wrote: > > > trhodes 2002/04/15 11:17:18 PDT > > > > Modified files: > > bin/date date.1 > > Log: > > This is a forced commit, the last commit email was never sent. > > Nit pick about the date(1) manual page, describe which clock is > > set. > > > > PR: 35606 > > > > Revision Changes Path > > 1.56 +0 -0 src/bin/date/date.1 > > date.1 now gives too much detail. It says that the CMOS clock is > updated, but there might not be any CMOS or a clock in it. What > actually happens is that ther kernel calls a MD function settodr() > which normally sets a machine dependent clock. Ok, you explained that to me, and I want your opinion before I do anything else. Would it be ok if CMOS clock is replaced with system or machine dependent clock? > > Bruce > > -- Tom (Darklogik) Rhodes www.FreeBSD.org -The Power To Serve www.Pittgoth.com -Pittgoth Discussion Portal trhodes@{Pittgoth.com, FreeBSD.org} PGP key by www: http://www.pittgoth.com/~darklogik/darklogik.key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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