> On 30/05/2016, at 11:39 PM, Miroslav Lichvar <mlich...@redhat.com> wrote: > > On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 10:55:31PM +1200, Bryan Christianson wrote: >> I like the MAC-style format too. Even without IPv6 we have the ambiguity >> associated with reference clocks >> e.g. >> Reference ID : 83.79.67.75 (SOCK) >> >> Maybe for chrony 2.5 (I think its probably too late for 2.4) the chronyc >> tracking display should carry a warning that the first field is not an IP >> address and that the format will change in the future. The change could then >> be made in chrony 2.6. > > Is it safe to assume the warning message won't break some scripts?
:) I don’t think its ever safe to assume a change won’t break something for someone. When they re-align roads to prevent car accidents, there is always someone confused by the re-alignment who promptly has an accident. The warning could be displayed on stderr or with syslog. It could be a 3rd field on Reference ID but as you imply, there is always a risk that someone somewhere will be affected by a change. Bryan Christianson br...@whatroute.net -- To unsubscribe email chrony-users-requ...@chrony.tuxfamily.org with "unsubscribe" in the subject. For help email chrony-users-requ...@chrony.tuxfamily.org with "help" in the subject. Trouble? Email listmas...@chrony.tuxfamily.org.