Re: trying to *touch* makefile to fix the date stamp
yes.. I forgot I changed the cmos battery and never corrected it after
that..everything works now... thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Jones <ddjones@speakeasy.org>
To: <jdls@apu.edu>; <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: trying to *touch* makefile to fix the date stamp
On Sun, 2 Jan 2000 04:11:43 +0000, <jdls@apu.edu> wrote:
>Hi,
>I think I have screwed up my date stamp since I get a complaining message
from make. I need to make the date current on all the makefiles in my
system. Using the command
>
>$find -name "[Mm]akefile" -exec touch \{\} \; doesn't seem to work...
>
>any one help me please...
>
>thanks
>
>joseph
Well, you might start by setting your system clock. If you
check the top of this message, you'll see:
On Sun, 2 Jan 2000 04:11:43 +0000, <jdls@apu.edu> wrote:
Unless there's a SERIOUS delay in the system somewhere, your
system clock is wrong. And touching everything is simply
going to set their date to your current system date, which
seems to be 2 Jan as of when you sent that yesterday.
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