sysexits.h was introduced in v2.11t prior to util-linux-ng, with the
HISTORY entry: * hwclock: minor polishing.
So there was no specific issue solved by adding it. Its use was never
documented so it should be safe to remove.
Also, fix return values being used for the exit status that were not
magic constants (portability issue).
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
Add information about setting the Hardware Clock if it has been
corrupted.
Add information about --update-drift and reduced system shutdown
times for --systohc.
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
hwclock --setepoch --epoch 0
Will warn that the epoch option is required.
The --epoch presence test is made on its argument after it is
converted to an integer. This means any value it can be tested
for, can also be given as an input.
So make the conversion after the presence test, like the
--date option does.
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
Make whatisdb/manpage and usage() one-line descriptions match.
Also update the description; hwclock has evolved into much more
than reading and setting the Hardware Clock. It also sets the
System Clock, warps the System Clock, sets the kernel time
configurations, and more.
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
For symmetry with --utc where a short form is already allowed, and to
make it easier to write scripts that will work with both util-linux'
and busybox' hwclock, make -l another spelling of
--localtime. (Busybox also understands --localtime, but only if it has
been compiled with long option support.)
Remove alpha direct I/O access, use RTC instead:
http://marc.info/?l=util-linux-ng&m=141682406902804
Resolves the alpha 2020 issue for util-linux:
http://marc.info/?l=util-linux-ng&m=148387021519787
Now it is only the kernel's RTC problem.
* sys-utils/hwclock.c: remove alpha cmos
* sys-utils/hwclock-cmos.c: same
* sys-utils/hwclock.h: same
* sys-utils/hwclock.8.in: same
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
Remove the 1994 Award BIOS bug workaround as
previously discussed more than two years ago:
http://marc.info/?l=util-linux-ng&m=141682406902804&w=2
* sys-utils/hwclock.c: remove badyear option
* sys-utils/hwclock.h: same
* sys-utils/hwclock.8.in: same
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
* sys-utils/hwclock-rtc.c: try to open the 'new' rtc class driver first.
* sys-utils/hwclock.8.in: document this.
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
Compare functionality was printing nonsense values. There is no knowledge
of anyone using this broken functionality. Instead of deprecating the code
for months, and removing it after few release, it is removed immediately.
Needless to say this is unusual removal.
Reference: http://marc.info/?l=util-linux-ng&m=148396210506652&w=2
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
* hwclock.c: change --get and --show functions to the ISO 8601
format and concatenate fractional seconds to the time display.
* hwclock.8.in: document this.
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
Fortunately very few people are crazy enough to install hwclock as
setuid. Some comments in code and unfortunately also man page
advertising that setuid is no problem. That's pretty stupid promise.
The code quality is poor and it's obviously not designed to be secure
(things like popen() without drop privileges, etc.).
This patch removes all notes about "setuid support" and for sure
disable hwclock execution for non-root users.
Addresses: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786804
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
We already use .TQ in another man pages for years and nobody
complains, so I guess the fallback is unnecessary.
The patch also minimize in-header change-log. We have git for this
purpose.
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
The information I wrote regarding clock crystals was not
only incomplete, it was wrong. The characteristics of
quartz crystals is beyond the scope of this man-page. It
was misguided to attempt to include it. This commit
removes said information.
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
Add that '11 minute mode' is a kernel compile time
option. Add details regarding its activation and
how to check its status.
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
Professor Eggert, maintainer of the tz database, reviewed
the new POSIX vs 'RIGHT' man-page section and suggested
the following corrections.
Correct the subdirectory names and remove IANA from the
name of the Time Zone Database.
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
Clean up the 'Since v2.26' man page notes.
They were redundant of information already
in the manual, and became too verbose.
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
Authored new section: DATE-TIME CONFIGURATION.
Subsections: Keeping Time..., LOCAL vs UTC, POSIX vs 'RIGHT'.
Errata and drop outdated language.
Updates for v2.26
Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@gmx.com>
J William Piggott
Sami Kerola
Rasmus Villemoes
Sébastien Helleu
Anna Jonna Ármannsdóttir
Karel Zak
Benno Schulenberg
Bill Pemberton