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    SubjectRe: updating the RTC automagically
    On 17 Nov 99, at 15:41, Riley Williams wrote:

    > Hi Ulrich.
    >
    > > I investigated what would be needed to set the RTC when the
    > > system time changes. First the inverse function for mktime() is
    > > needed (i.e. convert UNIX time to days, hours, months, etc.)
    > > Then the function to set the RTC would have to be extended to
    > > set _all_ the values, not just minute and second.
    >
    > > Should I take the date conversion routine from the C library
    > > (i.e. copy the code)?
    >
    > Are you proposing to put this facility in the kernel? There's already
    > a perfectly good userspace program to do that - take a peek at
    > `man hwclock` for details.

    A real UNIX system can also set the clock.

    >
    > > I'm not subscribed here, but I'd like to be CC:'d for replies...
    >
    > There are quite a few people don't bother replying to mailing list
    > postings that state the poster isn't subscribed to the list, on the
    > basis of "if (s)he can't be bother to subscribe, I can't be bothered
    > to reply"...

    Getting 200 messages per day is not an option if it's not your
    fulltime job.

    Regards,
    Ulrich


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