[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#121819: Comment on ping-based workarounds

[Andrew Reid]

  I realize this is sort of late-breaking, but I've just run into
this bug (and implemented Thomas Hood's suggested work-around).

  I want to point out that, while Hood's workaround is nicer, it 
induces a dependency on the "fping" package, which is packaged
separately from "ping", and at least in "Sarge", is not included
in the default install.

  Therefore, as a long-term fix invisible to users, 
Meyerhans' workaround may be better, as it does not induce
any new dependencies.  

  This is particularly relevant in light of the apparent 
dependency issue of Bug #376295.
 
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Dr. Andrew C. E. Reid, Guest Researcher 
Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mail Stop 8500
Gaithersburg MD 20899 USA
andrew.reid at nist.gov