[ntp:hackers] hackers] NTP software numbering

brian utterback brian.utterback at oracle.com
Wed Dec 24 20:45:43 UTC 2014


On 12/23/2014 5:11 AM, Harlan Stenn wrote:
> OK, two things.
>
> First, the embedded string is currently: PROGNAME VERSION at ...
>
> and I'm talking about changing that to: PROGNAME PROTOCOL VERSION at ...
>
> Would you want to see:
>
>  ntp-keygen4 v3.1...
>  ntpq4 v3.1...
>  sntp4 v3.1...
>
> etc?
>
> I'm fine adding a 'v' before the package version string.
I want the PROGNAME to match the program name. Are you proposing
changing the actual file name for ntpq to ntpq4? If not, then PROGNAME
needs to be ntpq, sntp, ntpd, etc.

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Brian Utterback
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