[ntpsec commit] Improve btptime and utils docs. Don' t install utils stuff by default.
Eric S. Raymond
esr at ntpsec.org
Mon Oct 19 23:57:24 UTC 2015
Module: ntpsec
Branch: master
Commit: e08ecc4011bf0a1ee8592ba78bd753c373d07553
Changeset: http://git.ntpsec.org/ntpsec/commit/?id=e08ecc4011bf0a1ee8592ba78bd753c373d07553
Author: Eric S. Raymond <esr at thyrsus.com>
Date: Mon Oct 19 19:56:36 2015 -0400
Improve btptime and utils docs. Don't install utils stuff by default.
---
docs/includes/ntptime-body.txt | 16 ++++++++++++----
util/README | 11 ++---------
util/wscript | 2 +-
3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/includes/ntptime-body.txt b/docs/includes/ntptime-body.txt
index 86663c0..06aae78 100644
--- a/docs/includes/ntptime-body.txt
+++ b/docs/includes/ntptime-body.txt
@@ -10,12 +10,20 @@
== Description ==
+Checks the kernel configuration for the NTP user interface
+syscalls +ntp_gettime()+ and +ntp_adjtime()+. If present, the current
+timekeeping data are displayed. If not, a disappointment is
+displayed. See the kernel page file in the HTML documentation in
+distribution for further details. {ntptime} will be built if the
+configuration system believes your platform can use it.
+
+A similar display can be obtained using the +{ntpq}+ program
+and +kerninfo+ command.
+
//FIXME: Is this all modern Unix kernels? Probably.
This program is useful only with special kernels described in the
-link:kern.html[A Kernel Model for Precision Timekeeping] page. It reads
-and displays time-related kernel variables using the +ntp_gettime()+
-system call. A similar display can be obtained using the +{ntpq}+ program
-and +kerninfo+ command.
+link:kern.html[A Kernel Model for Precision Timekeeping] page.
+system call.
== Options ==
diff --git a/util/README b/util/README
index 17969de..8df3917 100644
--- a/util/README
+++ b/util/README
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
= README file for directory util/ =
This directory contains the sources for the various utility programs.
-Not much documentation, alas. Read the header comments.
+They are not installed by default. Not much documentation, alas. Read
+the header comments.
audio-pcm.c::
Probe the capabilities of your sound card. Assumes the SADA (Sun
@@ -24,14 +25,6 @@ kern.c::
code." Anybody who has a clue *why* it is doing this and what it's
supposed to be used for should explain it to us, please.
-ntptime.c::
- Checks the kernel configuration for the NTP user interface
- syscalls ntp_gettime() and ntp_adjtime(). If present, the current
- timekeeping data are displayed. If not, a disappointment is
- displayed. See the kernel page file in the HTML documentation in
- distribution for further details. ntptime will be built if the
- configuration system believes your platform can use it.
-
propdelay.c::
Computes high frequency propagation delays, given the
longitude and latitude of the transmitter and receiver. Use
diff --git a/util/wscript b/util/wscript
index 2462396..b61ef8f 100644
--- a/util/wscript
+++ b/util/wscript
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def build(ctx):
"%s/%s/" % (bldnode, name)
],
use = "ntp opts isc M RT PTHREAD",
- install_path = "${PREFIX}/bin/"
+ install_path = False
)
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