[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#418913: Bug#418913: Source: ntp: Enable Hurd build support gain

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Mon, May 02, 2016 at 03:44:12PM +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> found 418913 ntp-4.2.8p7+dfsg-3
> tags 418913 patch
> severity 418913 important
> submitter 418913 !
> thanks
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Now is the time to make ntp build and run on GNU/Hurd and close this old bug
> from 2007. Attached are three patches, one for the PATH_MAX issue and two for
> changes in debian/rules and debian/ntp.install. Since the bug was filed, Hurd
> now has full IPv6 support, and especially the ntpdate package is of large
> interest to enable time-synchronisation.

My understanding is that hurd does not have all needed system
calls for ntpd to work.  Has that changed?


Kurt