[Git][NTPsec/ntpsec][master] Document an accidebtally-introduced problem with old config syntax.

[Eric S. Raymond]

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


Commits:
c0608ca9 by Eric S. Raymond at 2016-07-07T09:32:45-04:00
Document an accidebtally-introduced problem with old config syntax.

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2 changed files:

- docs/driver_generic.txt
- docs/index.txt


Changes:

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docs/driver_generic.txt
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--- a/docs/driver_generic.txt
+++ b/docs/driver_generic.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ refclock_ppstime::
 Currently, twenty-five clock types are supported by the GENERIC driver
 and any number of these clocks may be operational at any one time.
 
+Note: In {project-shortname}, you _must_ use the new configuration
+syntax (refclock generic subtype N) to declare generic clocks, rather
+than the old-style syntax with a magic address. We apologize for
+the inconvenience.
+
 A note on the implementations:
 
 * These implementations were mainly done without actual access to the


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docs/index.txt
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--- a/docs/index.txt
+++ b/docs/index.txt
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ few will be user-visible.
 
 * Using the new refclock syntax, the maximum number of units that can
   be set up per generic-driver device type changes from 4 (numbers
-  0-3) to unlimited.
+  0-3) to unlimited.  However, the old magic-address syntax will
+  not work correctly - you _must_ use the new syntax to declare
+  generic-driver refclocks.
 
 * The +sntp+ program has been renamed +{ntpdig}+ in order to make
   NTP installables have a uniform name prefix and take up less



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