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and subject line Bug#1093227: fixed in fake-hwclock 0.15
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regarding fake-hwclock: the logic of the force parameter for load is inverted
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: fake-hwclock
Version: 0.14
Severity: important
Tags: patch
Since version 0.14, calling `fake-hwclock load` *without* the `force`
parameter will actually always force loading the saved clock even if
older than the system clock.
This is very annoying as this forces the system to an older incorrect
clock at boot time even after the system clock was properly set to the
correct time from the RTC by the kernel.
This is due the an inverted logic test introduced by commit 83537e2
(Tweak handling of parameters) and easily fixed with the following
patch:
commit bb7d2c1a0f45905267064b376c812ec53c829286 (HEAD -> master)
Author: Aurelien Jacobs <[email protected]>
Date: Thu Jan 16 19:15:11 2025 +0100
Fix an inverted logic issue for the force parameter of the load
command
The bug was introduced in the following commit:
83537e2 Tweak handling of parameters.
diff --git a/fake-hwclock b/fake-hwclock
index 641c49f..d83afc8 100755
--- a/fake-hwclock
+++ b/fake-hwclock
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ case $COMMAND in
SAVED="$(cat $FILE)"
SAVED_SEC=$(date -u -d "$SAVED" '+%s')
NOW_SEC=$(date -u '+%s')
- if [ "$FORCE"x = "false"x ] || [ $NOW_SEC -le $SAVED_SEC ]
; then
+ if [ "$FORCE"x != "false"x ] || [ $NOW_SEC -le $SAVED_SEC
] ; then
date -u -s "$SAVED"
else
echo "Current system time: $(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d
%H:%M:%S')"
commit bb7d2c1a0f45905267064b376c812ec53c829286
Author: Aurelien Jacobs <[email protected]>
Date: Thu Jan 16 19:15:11 2025 +0100
Fix an inverted logic issue for the force parameter of the load command
The bug was introduced in the following commit:
83537e2 Tweak handling of parameters.
diff --git a/fake-hwclock b/fake-hwclock
index 641c49f..d83afc8 100755
--- a/fake-hwclock
+++ b/fake-hwclock
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ case $COMMAND in
SAVED="$(cat $FILE)"
SAVED_SEC=$(date -u -d "$SAVED" '+%s')
NOW_SEC=$(date -u '+%s')
- if [ "$FORCE"x = "false"x ] || [ $NOW_SEC -le $SAVED_SEC ] ; then
+ if [ "$FORCE"x != "false"x ] || [ $NOW_SEC -le $SAVED_SEC ] ; then
date -u -s "$SAVED"
else
echo "Current system time: $(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')"
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Source: fake-hwclock
Source-Version: 0.15
Done: Steve McIntyre <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
fake-hwclock, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Steve McIntyre <[email protected]> (supplier of updated fake-hwclock package)
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Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:04:22 +0100
Source: fake-hwclock
Architecture: source
Version: 0.15
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Steve McIntyre <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Steve McIntyre <[email protected]>
Closes: 1093227 1118233 1120144
Changes:
fake-hwclock (0.15) unstable; urgency=medium
.
[ Aurelien Jacobs ]
* Fix an inverted logic issue for the force parameter of the load
command. Closes: #1093227
* Remove redudant word in the man page. Closes: #1120144
* Stop suggesting ntp, it's gone away. Instead, suggest ntpsec |
time-daemon. Closes: #1118233
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