hardware time problem?

[DrunkenWarrior]

hey all,

i have a minor time problem. i read some docs on tldp.org, but i'm stuck.

doing emerge xorg-x11 i get all these errors when it tries to untar the files.. for each file it says warning time stamp for blah-blah-blah is in the future.

i followed the install from the gentoo handbook, and have a genkernel-built kernel for x86 amd duron. linux is the only os on the machine (ie. one instance of gentoo and thats it). in the instructions it says to add "local" to some file about the clock if i didn't want to use utc, but i figured for a dedicated gentoo box i need to use utc right?

any pointers?
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[BoNd60]

You can use local time. I've never had problem with it
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[DrunkenWarrior]

do i need to use local time?

what do i need to do to not use it, use utc?

(come to think of it, i opted to not do the "local time" step in the install on my primary gentoo box, and i've never had a problem...)

/*edit -- ok to clarify:

i tried to emerge xorg-x11 on amd duron (tbird) arch with a "-O3" in my c/cxx flags. it had a compile error somewhere. i changed the flags, but when i go to emerge xorg-x11 again i get these errors. then later it complains about some file missing and make exits.

if the timing is screwed i need to fix it, and emerge hopefully won't find files with the time/date stamp "in the future." */
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