[Git][NTPsec/ntpsec][master] 2 commits: Remove mention of some options from the old autoconf build.

[Eric S. Raymond]

Eric S. Raymond pushed to branch master at NTPsec / ntpsec


Commits:
b0765cbe by Eric S. Raymond at 2016-07-06T06:02:01-04:00
Remove mention of some options from the old autoconf build.

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af329dab by Eric S. Raymond at 2016-07-06T06:14:23-04:00
Remove the complaint that ntpd has gotten fat.

A good deal of internal complexity (notably the mode 7 code and
autogen) has been shed since that was written.  With refclocks
configured out, the working set is actually pretty modest by 2016
standards.

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1 changed file:

- docs/includes/ntpd-body.txt


Changes:

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docs/includes/ntpd-body.txt
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--- a/docs/includes/ntpd-body.txt
+++ b/docs/includes/ntpd-body.txt
@@ -148,9 +148,7 @@ Chroot the server to the directory _jaildir_ This option also implies
 that the server attempts to drop root privileges at startup. You may
 need to also specify a +-u+ option. This option is only available if
 the OS supports adjusting the clock without full root privileges. This
-option is supported under NetBSD (configure with +--enable-clockctl+)
-or Linux (configure with +--enable-linuxcaps+) or Solaris (configure
-with +--enable-solarisprivs+).
+option is supported under Linux or Solaris.
 
 +-I+ iface, +--interface+=_iface_::
   Listen on an interface name or address. This option may appear an
@@ -254,9 +252,7 @@ Add the specified key number to the trusted key list.
 +
 Specify a user, and optionally a group, to switch to. This option is
 only available if the OS supports adjusting the clock without full
-root privileges. This option is supported under NetBSD (configure with
-+--enable-clockctl+) or Linux (configure with +--enable-linuxcaps+) or
-Solaris (configure with +--enable-solarisprivs+).
+root privileges. This option is supported under Linux or Solaris.
 
 +-U+ number, +--updateinterval+=_number_::
   interval in seconds between scans for new or dropped interfaces. This
@@ -423,7 +419,7 @@ the problems mentioned above.
 [[starting]]
 === Starting NTP (Best Current Practice) ===
 
-First, use the _iburst_ option on your _server_ entries.
+First, use the _iburst_ option on your _server_ and _pool_ entries.
 
 If you can also keep a good _ntp.drift_ file then {ntpdman} will
 effectively "warm-start" and your system's clock will be stable in under
@@ -497,7 +493,7 @@ nothing is heard after a couple of minutes, the daemon times out and
 exits.
 
 When kernel support is available to discipline the clock frequency,
-which is the case for stock Solaris, Tru64, Linux and FreeBSD, a useful
+which is the case for stock Solaris, Linux and FreeBSD, a useful
 feature is available to discipline the clock frequency. First, +{ntpd}+ is
 run in continuous mode with selected servers in order to measure and
 record the intrinsic clock frequency offset in the frequency file. It
@@ -584,12 +580,6 @@ as described in {ntpdconfman}.
 The '-V' option is not backward-compatible with its use (as the
 equivalent of -Z) in older versions.
 
-The +{ntpd}+ utility has gotten rather fat. While not huge, it has gotten
-larger than might be desirable for an elevated-priority +{ntpd}+ running
-on a workstation, particularly since many of the fancy features which
-consume the space were designed more with a busy primary server, rather
-than a high stratum workstation in mind.
-
 == STANDARDS ==
 
 RFC1059::



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