Ntpd config file support

Mike Dean mdean at emacinc.com
Tue Mar 18 19:51:25 UTC 2014


I couldn't agree more, Laszlo. 

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> On Mar 18, 2014, at 2:44 PM, Laszlo Papp <lpapp at kde.org> wrote:
> 
> Sven, you totally missed the whole point of the thread in my opinion.
> At least three people expressed that it is about convenience, a useful
> one.
> 
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Sven-Göran Bergh
> <svengbergh-busybox at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi Mike et.al,
>> 
>> I have just finished reading through this thread and yet I have not seen
>> any substantial explanation _why_ BB should include this feature.
>> 
>> Both Harald and Cristian have suggested reasonable solutions for this.
>> The concept of sourcing a config file from an initscript is common practice
>> for most init systems whether it be sysvinit, systemd, or whatever. Sure
>> they all differ in details, but the principal stays the same.
>> 
>> So please explain what is so unique about your setup that this methods
>> cannot be used. A flame war on how this could be done is not a satisfying
>> answer to _why_. Convenience?
>> 
>> Brgds
>> /S-G


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