[MacPorts] #64142: New Port - ntpstat

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Mon Dec 6 06:21:09 UTC 2021


#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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