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Subject: Re: [9fans] Fossil+venti install problem
Date: Wed,  9 Jan 2008 12:46:14 -0500
From: john@csplan9.rit.edu
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> On Wed Jan  9 12:05:15 EST 2008, a.verardo@tecmav.com wrote:
>> Yes. I could, but a reasonable hypothesis is that fossil
>> issue
> 
> hypothesis is great.  but unless you try something to limit the
> possbilities, hypothesis is not useful.
> 
>> a lot of requests caused by a venti unexepected behaviour.
>> Probably the install procedure is ok.
>> Could it be an endless backup due to a wrong (interpretation
>> of the)
>> sys clock ?
> 
> why would your clock be different from everone elses?
> 
> - erik

Doesn't venti get unhappy when your current time is earlier
than the last-written block or something like that? I thought
problems could also arise with fossil/venti if you had two 
timesyncs running.

I of course never have any problems because my systems are
always configured PERFECTLY ;)

John