From owner-freebsd-stable Tue Sep 7 2: 8:15 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from axl.noc.iafrica.com (axl.noc.iafrica.com [196.31.1.175]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C90E0152D1 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 02:08:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sheldonh@axl.noc.iafrica.com) Received: from sheldonh (helo=axl.noc.iafrica.com) by axl.noc.iafrica.com with local-esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 11OHCm-000Bb9-00; Tue, 07 Sep 1999 11:06:20 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: Marc Veldman Cc: Bill Fumerola , Christophe Prevotaux , stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The importance of a correctly set time (was: Make buildworld fails) In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 06 Sep 1999 22:23:33 +0200." Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 11:06:20 +0200 Message-ID: <44586.936695180@axl.noc.iafrica.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 06 Sep 1999 22:23:33 +0200, Marc Veldman wrote: > Maybe something for the tutorials/handbook/Complete FreeBSD ? Perhaps. It's quite likely to happen if you send in a complete submission. > *If your kernel/CMOS time is not set correctly, your 'make world' and > 'make install' of various ports may fail in unexpected ways* The problem is that incorrect system time can affect a good number of things. You've hit one of them. We could address the one you hit in the FAQ. How do we address the next one that pops up, and the next one after that? Also, keep in mind that, as the world target evolves, incorrect system time will brak world in different places, so it's very difficult to formulate the right frequently asked question. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message