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diff --git a/README.clock b/README.clock deleted file mode 100644 index a8cc98aad..000000000 --- a/README.clock +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Util-linux has always had the clock program (by Charles Hedrick, -Rob Hooft, Harald Koenig, Alan Modra). - -Slackware still uses the clock.c and clock.8 from util-linux-2.6 -(and calls the resulting source fragment clock-1.6.tar.gz). - -Bryan Henderson rewrote it, calling the result hwclock, -and util-linux-2.6 has both clock.c and hwclock.c, -util-linux-2.7 and later only have hwclock.c. - -Unfortunately, hwclock.c was broken in various ways, especially -on non-intel hardware, and distributions started shipping private -versions (usually derived from the old clock). - -For util-linux-2.9k Andries Brouwer took all clock versions around, -and merged them. The resulting hwclock program works on all architectures. -There are some kernel bugs in the handling of /dev/rtc on some i386 hardware, -so under certain circumstances where hwclock fails one has to give it the ---directisa flag to let hwclock do the clock access itself (which works) -rather than leave it to the kernel. [The precise cause is still being -investigated.] -This is the code presently found in the clock subdirectory. - -Bryan Henderson took this code again and merged it with his original -hwclock source. That is the code found in the util-linux-2.9q clock -directory. Unfortunately, this new version didnt work on Sparcs -and in util-linux-2.9r this code was moved to the clockB subdirectory. - - -Executive summary: -clock/hwclock is claimed to be good (but may need the --directisa flag). - - -Comments, bug reports etc are welcome. -Note that the source contains a rather detailed description of the clock -hardware involved. Additions and corrections are welcome. - -Andries -aeb@cwi.nl |