From 055d14871bbf130794bb554e4aabb65b22ee27da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 06:03:18 -0400 Subject: Test rebuild required for the mid-2015 leap-second bump. Explain what breaks on a leap-second transition, and why, in build.txt. --- build.txt | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) (limited to 'build.txt') diff --git a/build.txt b/build.txt index b9d8e2c6..0746552f 100644 --- a/build.txt +++ b/build.txt @@ -280,6 +280,26 @@ leap-second offset bumps to affect your installation so that it begins as late as possible, at your build time rather than from when the source tree was copied. +If you have had a leap-second transition, the following regression tests +will break: + + bu303-climbing.log + bu303-moving.log + bu303-nofix.log + bu303-stillfix.log + bu303b-nofix.log + italk-binary.log + navcom.log + ublox-aek-4t.log + ublox-lea-4t.log + ublox-sirf1.log + +There is no help for this other than a test rebuild. The problem is +that these devices rely on the build-time leap-second offset; you'll +see times one second off. Other GPSes either return +leap-second-corrected time or the test loads include a +leapsecond-offset report before any time is reported. + == Optional features == By giving command-line options to scons you can configure certain rarely-used -- cgit v1.2.1