[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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