From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from pintail.mail.pas.earthlink.net (pintail.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.122]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF8A5ABDAE for ; Thu, 6 Jun 2002 12:21:13 -0500 (CDT) Received: from lsanca1-ar15-113-165.elnk.dsl.gtei.net ([4.41.113.165] helo=cubeland) by pintail.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17G0wj-0006tk-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Thu, 06 Jun 2002 10:21:13 -0700 Received: from boykin by cubeland with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17G0vZ-00010l-00 for ; Thu, 06 Jun 2002 10:20:01 -0700 Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:20:01 -0700 From: P Oscar Boykin To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Message-ID: <20020606172001.GB2932@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="TRYliJ5NKNqkz5bu" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Subject: [gentoo-dev] suggestion for install docs Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 79a1cfb2-a967-4df7-bc28-28820f3c0e07 X-Archives-Hash: 9a45cb3cdeb3a1ffb2249bb4500d9a97 --TRYliJ5NKNqkz5bu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable you might place the following at the beginning of the install documentation: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Note: using the "date" command you should ensure that your clock is accurate. If your clock is set too far in the past, portage can have problems making packages. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D my clock was set two weeks in the past (I did not notice) and so one of the builds (wget) got into a loop because the configure script was dated in the future. I had to stop it, figure out what was wrong, and restart. Alternatively, you might include a ntpdate, and have the user set the date by ntp as part of the install. Best, Oscar. --=20 boykin@pobox.com http://pobox.com/~boykin jabber: johnynek@jabber.org fingerprint=3D159A FA02 DF12 E72F B68F 5B2D C368 3BCA 36D7 CF28 Hague Convention is Bad News: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/hague.html --TRYliJ5NKNqkz5bu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8/5nAw2g7yjbXzygRAlBxAKDqp35W+RdMl8dWLqcGdOLmR+qgzwCeKy6W p0O9CJ2+p6i/4ZWFhh8OvoQ= =QnBz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --TRYliJ5NKNqkz5bu--