Re: [PATCH] update to the faq regarding the "touch: not found" error during buildworld

[Niclas Zeising <lothrandil_(_at_)_n00b_(_dot_)_apagnu_(_dot_)_se>]

Joel Dahl wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-12-02 at 17:09 +0100, Niclas Zeising wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> > This is an attempt to update the faq with an entry regarding the "touch: 
> > not found" error. There is seen from time to time people asking and 
> > wondering about this strange and non-informative error, so I think an 
> > addition to the faq is good.
> >
> > Feel free to change anything you like in the diff!
> > Regards!
> > //Niclas
>
>
> Where's the diff?

On my harddrive... I forgot to attach it.
Here it is.
//Niclas


--- faq.book.sgml.orig	2005-12-02 16:32:45.000000000 +0100
+++ faq.book.sgml	2005-12-02 17:02:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -4036,6 +4036,23 @@
               to a complete system lockup.</para>
         </answer>
       </qandaentry>
+
+      <qandaentry>
+        <question id="touch-not-found">
+	  <para>Why does buildworld/installworld die with the message
+	    <errorname>touch: not found</errorname>?</para>
+        </question>
+
+	<answer>
+	  <para>This error does not mean that touch is missing. The
+	      error is instead propably due to the dates of the files
+	      being set sometime in the future. If your CMOS-clock is
+	      set to local time you need to run the command
+	      <command>adjkerntz -i</command> to adjust the kernel clock
+	      when booting into single user mode.
+	  </para>
+	</answer>
+      </qandaentry>
     </qandaset>
   </chapter>
 

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