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authormph <mph@FreeBSD.org>2003-09-09 06:07:15 +0800
committermph <mph@FreeBSD.org>2003-09-09 06:07:15 +0800
commit3b10d8812c49767787003b74273aaaa0d6fb2d51 (patch)
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Clarify that TIMEFUDGE is only used when there are problems syncing
the clock to eBay. Inspired by: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>
Diffstat (limited to 'misc')
-rw-r--r--misc/bidwatcher/Makefile6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/misc/bidwatcher/Makefile b/misc/bidwatcher/Makefile
index 6bedfed7bd5..76e975c39eb 100644
--- a/misc/bidwatcher/Makefile
+++ b/misc/bidwatcher/Makefile
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ CFLAGS+= -UHAVE_GMTIME
# The software includes a "fudge factor" for the snipe timer; by default
# it snipes 5 minutes (300 seconds) before the time that you tell it to.
-# To change the "fudge factor" to a different value, set TIMEFUDGE to the
-# desired number of seconds.
+# This fudge factor is only used in certain cases where the software
+# cannot synchronize its time to eBay (for some reason). To change the
+# "fudge factor" to a different value, set TIMEFUDGE to the desired
+# number of seconds.
TIMEFUDGE?= 300
CFLAGS+= -DHAVE_TM_ZONE -DTIMEFUDGE=${TIMEFUDGE}