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[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Hal!

On Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:15:42 -0700
Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:

> gem at rellim.com said:
> > A few lines of code, faster to code than to argue about it.  Better
> > yet, steal tthe chronyd code for it.   
> 
> I could make a similar argument.  In this case, I think it doesn't
> apply.
> 
> I can kludge up a one time test.  We can't test all the strange
> cases.  Yes, the risk is low, but we need to focus on important
> things.

Anything that might improve startup will be a big win.  Saving a couple
more state variables could be that win.

> We need to get Eric working on TESTFRAME.  I think it's long past
> time to stop getting distracted by things like this.  I already spend
> too much time sorting out minor bugs introduced by changes.

Yes, Eric needs to focus on TESTFRAME, once he finishes the ntpviz.
The ntpviz at least tells you the build is working.  Something lacking
now.  chrony-graph has picked up a lot of subtle things for me.

RGDS
GARY
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