Re: ntp

[Roland McGrath]

> /*
>  * tickadj - read, and possibly modify, the kernel `tick' and
>  *           `tickadj' variables, as well as `dosynctodr'.  Note that
>  *           this operates on the running kernel only.  I'd like to be
>  *           able to read and write the binary as well, but haven't
>  *           mastered this yet.
>  */

The whole notion of what this broken does presumes a certain kind of Unix
kernel layout that is not necessarily there.  This program probably just 
does not make sense on Hurd.