The timestamp returned by date +%s isn't the same emerge-webrsync calculates. myhost ~ # date; date +%s; emerge-webrsync Thu Dec 29 23:51:22 CET 2011 1325199082 Fetching most recent snapshot ... * Latest snapshot date: 20111228 * * Approximate snapshot timestamp: 1325123100 * Current local timestamp: 1325118901 * * The current local timestamp is possibly identical to the * timestamp of the latest snapshot. In order to force sync, use * the --revert option or remove the timestamp file located at * '/mnt/portage/metadata/timestamp.x'. Subsequently, no update is performed. Reproducible: Always
It's not supposed to use your system time. It's supposed to compare the times from the timestamp.x files contained in the trees. It doesn't sync if the timestamps are less than 1 day apart. Your timestamps are less than 1 day (86400 seconds) apart: 1325123100 - 1325118901 = 4199
I see -- thanks.
