Re: [9fans] 9atom install error

2014-06-26 Thread Ramakrishnan Muthukrishnan
On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 8:57 AM, erik quanstrom  wrote:
>> I noticed this on a fresh install from the usbinstamd64.bz2 downloaded
>> today. I am typing the error. The error is while it is compiling the
>> amd64 programs..
>>
>> [...]
>> mk syscall
>> sed '/#define...
>> 
>> 6c -I/sys/src/libc/9syscall -FTVw syscall.c
>> tab.h:52 syscall.c:34 name not declared: _nsec
>> mk: 6c -I/sys ... : exit status=rc 20800: 6c 20802: error
>> mk: for(i in 1a ... : exit status=rc 9085: rc 20789: mk 20792: error
>> mk: test -e ... error
>> mk: date for (i ... : ... error
>> halt system? ...
>
> ok.  there must have been version skew.  i rebuilt everything.  but i'm 
> traveling, so i didn't
> do any sanity checking.

I downloaded a fresh usbinstamd64.bz2 today but am getting the same
results. Don't bother, I have a virtual machine install that I can
play with.

> _nsec is just for binary compatability with the nsec system call.  i'm still
> unconvinced, but i don't want to introduce an incompatability like that 
> either.
>
> by the way, one of the least attractive things about an nsec system call is
> high frequency high precision timing would be much better off with a
> relative clock that is not adjusted.  cf. the linux leap second fiasco.
> TSC is probablly ideal for this on intel machines.
>
> - erik
>



[9fans] Delete all

2014-06-26 Thread goo
I wonder why recent replica/pull -v /dist/replica/network' deletes almost all 
system? first nsec, now this, maybe its enough surprises for newcomers ? :)


Re: [9fans] Delete all

2014-06-26 Thread Bakul Shah
On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:25:34 PDT goo  wrote:
> 
> I wonder why recent replica/pull -v /dist/replica/network' deletes almost all
> system? first nsec, now this, maybe its enough surprises for newcomers ? :)

The venti server for sources seems to have keeled over.



Re: [9fans] Delete all

2014-06-26 Thread David du Colombier
> > I wonder why recent replica/pull -v /dist/replica/network' deletes
> > almost all system? first nsec, now this, maybe its enough surprises
> > for newcomers ? :)
> 
> The venti server for sources seems to have keeled over.

There has been some issues with sources lately.

Please don't try to pull until it get fixed.

-- 
David du Colombier



Re: [9fans] Delete all

2014-06-26 Thread Lyndon Nerenberg

On Jun 26, 2014, at 3:20 PM, David du Colombier <0in...@gmail.com> wrote:

> There has been some issues with sources lately.
> 
> Please don't try to pull until it get fixed.

Maybe they could disable external access until it's fixed?  That would prevent 
unpleasant surprises.




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