Andrew Benton wrote: > Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> I'm starting to update ntp and am unsure how to proceed. The current >> version is now ntp-4.20a-20060224.tar.gz. Do we use this name or just >> ntp-4.20a in the title? I lean toward ntp-4.20a, but I have another file >> on my system that is ntp-stable-4.2.0a-20050816.tar.gz (date change) >> and the current tarball unpacks to ntp-4.20a-20060224. >> >> What happens of they release another *stable* ntp-stable-4.2.0a-2006???? >> file? >> >> ntp hasn't changed since 2003. Looking at the changelog, they have >> fixed it to compile with gcc4, but I don't see much else that affects >> us. There are *very* few changes for three years. >> >> I wouldn't bother to update an already running installation with this >> version. >> >> Opinions? > > It's a bit off topic, but ntp doesn't need to be configured with > --prefix= or --sysconfdir=
OK, I'll check that out. I've already made the change to use ntp-4.20a for now, but am prepared to change it if necessary. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
