Re: 'make' modification time warning

[Matthew Woehlke]

Paul Eggert wrote:
> Bruno Haible <bruno#clisp,org> writes:
> > This warning occurs, for example, when I create a tarball on
> > one computer and then transfer it to another computer and build it there.
> > If the time difference is "12 seconds" I know I can retry in 15 seconds.
>
> You like to live dangerously.  :-)
>
> Personally I just use NTP and configure proper time zones.  It's been
> many years since I encountered either of the situations that you
> mentioned.  Perhaps I lead a sheltered life.

You do :-). Sigh, what I wouldn't give for our IT to set up NTP, so we 
don't have an NFS server convinced it is April 2023. (NFS, as you noted, 
of course makes things even crazier, since timestamps bear no particular 
relation to the local machine's idea of what time it is.)

I think I'm with Bruno; I wouldn't mind knowing (in clearer English) 
when the NFS server's clock is completely out to lunch.

--
Matthew
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