Harlan, Sorry, this is not true. It used to be that refclock contributors need only provide a driver file together with a couple of modifided tables. Now the submissions must include modified build scripts of arcane structure. Maybe you don't rememeber the ancient days.
Dave Harlan Stenn wrote: >>>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "David L. Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > David> ... The urge for utmost KISS and fewest driver files in the > David> public distribution is very strong. The problem is that the > David> distribution build process is so intricate that few refclock > David> builders, including me, can figure out how to incorporate a new > David> driver in a private distribution other than as a cuckoo of a current > David> one. > > Dave, > > Red herring. > > You are one of the very few people who I have heard say this. > > I have received a number of new drivers from people who have never before > piped up who send me new drivers that include: > > - adding the small handful of (pretty obvious and often replicated) lines to > configure.ac > - adding the code table entries that you clearly know how to do > - adding the module name to the obvious line in ntpd/Makefile.am > > Forgive me, but I'm having a problem seeing how anybody could construe this > as intricate. > > And for anybody who just feels they have better things to do than to figure > this out, I have volunteered publicly and often that I'm happy to either do > it for them or work with anybody to do these things. > > H _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
