> On 30/05/2016, at 7:22 PM, Miroslav Lichvar <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, May 28, 2016 at 10:17:31AM +1200, Bryan Christianson wrote: >> >> Maybe it could just be displayed as 8 hex digits. > > I think that would be the best solution. I was considering to use > the MAC-style format AB:CD:EF:GH. But I'm worried it will break > scripts that either incorrectly parse the field as an IP address or > rely on the refid to be in the quad-dotted format. > > If someone needs the second field on the "Reference ID" line to be an > address instead of hostname, chronyc has the -n option for that. Maybe > this should be mentioned in the FAQ. > I like the MAC-style format too. Even without IPv6 we have the ambiguity associated with reference clocks e.g. Reference ID : 83.79.67.75 (SOCK)
Maybe for chrony 2.5 (I think its probably too late for 2.4) the chronyc tracking display should carry a warning that the first field is not an IP address and that the format will change in the future. The change could then be made in chrony 2.6. Bryan Christianson [email protected] -- To unsubscribe email [email protected] with "unsubscribe" in the subject. For help email [email protected] with "help" in the subject. Trouble? Email [email protected].
