[MacPorts] #64142: New Port - ntpstat
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#64142: New Port - ntpstat
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Reporter: RobK88 | Owner: (none)
Type: submission | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version: 2.7.1
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: ntpstat |
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Comment (by RobK88):
P.S. I just discovered another program with the same name `ntpstat`.
Unlike the original `ntpstat` which was written in C and did not rely on
`ntpq`, the newer `ntpstat` is a shell script which prints the ntpd or
chronyd synchronisation status, using the `ntpq` or `chronyc` program.
It emulates the original `ntpstat` program written in C by G. Richard
Keech, which implemented a subset of the mode6 protocol supported by ntpd.
But please note that it has an additional dependency that the original
`ntpstat` did not have. It requires `gawk` (at least on older Macs where
`awk` was pretty limited).
But unlike the original `ntpstat` program, it supports not only ntp but
also chronyc. It is also actively developed.
See https://github.com/mlichvar/ntpstat
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