[patch] here's the correct patch file...

ntp.patch (text/plain), 721 bytes, created by Eric Brown on 2006-03-01 08:59:53 UTC

--- ntp-client.rc	2006-03-01 11:57:16.000000000 -0500
+++ ntp-client	2006-03-01 11:57:00.000000000 -0500
@@ -27,9 +27,16 @@
 	checkconfig || return $?
 
 	ebegin "Setting clock via the NTP client '${NTPCLIENT_CMD}'"
-	${NTPCLIENT_CMD} ${NTPCLIENT_OPTS} >/dev/null &
-	local pid=$!
-	(sleep ${NTPCLIENT_TIMEOUT:-30}; kill -9 ${pid} >&/dev/null) &
-	wait ${pid}
-	eend $? "Failed to set clock"
+	
+	if [ "${NTPCLIENT_CMD}" == "ntpdate" ]
+	then
+		${NTPCLIENT_CMD} ${NTPCLIENT_OPTS} >/dev/null
+		eend $? "Failed to set clock"
+	else
+		${NTPCLIENT_CMD} ${NTPCLIENT_OPTS} >/dev/null &
+		local pid=$!
+		(sleep ${NTPCLIENT_TIMEOUT:-30}; kill -9 ${pid} >&/dev/null) &
+		wait ${pid}
+		eend $? "Failed to set clock"
+	fi
 }