In article <49bdc52b.20...@ntp.org>, ma...@ntp.org (Danny Mayer) wrote:
> Joseph Gwinn wrote: > > >>> The FAQ has to be the place for such explanations. > >> I'm not sure if this qualifies as an FAQ as I don't recall that it has > >> come up before. FAQ stands for Frequently Asked Questions. > > > > RAQ then? Rarely Asked Questions > > > > Seriously, I can't believe that I'm the only person in history to be > > perplexed by these status codes, and those little three-word summaries > > are a bit telegraphic. > > > > Joe Gwinn > > > > You aren't the only one. These questions have been asked before by a > number of people. In fact I had to look at this at one point when I was > getting these codes. Of course I just looked at the source code and > never looked for documentation. My fundamental point is that expecting a significant part of the NTP user base to read the code simply does not scale, for a host of reasons. > I will tell you that this is a combination of bits so it's not just a > number. Each bit represents a test code that failed so you have quite a > bit to look at. Just for curiosity, how many semicolons are there in the NTPv3 and NTPv4 codebases? My impression is that each is about 20,000 or 30,000, but I don't know why or where I got the number. Joe Gwinn _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
