On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 10:49:16AM +0200, Pierre Queinnec wrote:
> Tuomo Valkonen wrote:
> >On 2007-06-20, Joerg van den Hoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>I upgraded to 3rc-20070608 yesterday and everything runs just fine except
> >>the statusbar where the time is only updated on startup or restart of
> >>`ion3'.
> >>once it's there no updates occur. same with the load meters. this occurs
> >>even
> >>with the "factory setup" (i.e. without a custom `.ion3' directory).
> >>
> >>platform: mac g5, MacOS 10.4.9
> >
> >Could it be that this piece of crapware defines _POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK,
> >but does not actually implement it? That (a clock that advances
> >predictably) is an essential feature that any operating system that
> >isn't totally moronic should have had to begin with... or alternatively
> >an unlimited number of timer signals.
>
> Yes, it defines it as -1. See the trivial patch I sent in the 'Re: ion
> on mac os x tiger' thread.
> -- Pierre
which means master valkonen might integrate this patch if he deems such
a thing tolerable and the clock will tick happily away again?
or have I to notify steve jobs that MacOS is as rotten as an old wet
mold-covered
piece of wood and even worse than
{insert_each+any_other_OS_here_as_far_as_I_understand_tuomo}?
not that this would get the clock running, though...
but `crapware' is nice. opens up a whole new field of insults (how about, e.g.
`pukeware').
joerg
