Macfly project enables running programs with a clock that is shifted from the system clock, offering flexibility in time management for software.
Macfly is a software project that enables users to run one or more programs with a shifted clock, in relation to the system clock. The programs will have the same time shift and will remain synchronized. The project contains several components, including the libmacfly.so library, macfly launcher, deloreand daemon that manages the time shift, and docbrown utility to send commands to deloreand.
The libmacfly.so and macfly components are built using C language, while deloreand and docbrown are built using Python 2.3. The software project is licensed under GNU GPL.
Macfly comes with several features, including the ability to run programs without requiring any recompilation. It also has a resolution of one nanosecond and can change clock speed. Users can interact with deloreand either in interactive mode through keyboard input, or in daemon mode through TCP socket. Root account is not required except during installation.
The software is compatible with various programs, including vlc, xmoto, pingus, and kmail. Users can test the software using clock programs such as date and xclock, and try special value dates like Y2K bug, year 2038 bug, and epoch 0.
Macfly has a limitation that prevents the modification of unchanged clocks, including sleep() functions such as sleep(), usleep(), and nanosleep(), as well as kernel syscalls like sys_time(), sys_gettimeofday(), and direct access to hardware like /dev/rtc and RDTSC i386 instruction.
Overall, Macfly is a user-friendly and efficient software project that allows running programs with customized time shifts. Its compatibility with various programs and its resolution of one nanosecond make it a highly useful tool for various applications.
The libmacfly.so and macfly components are built using C language, while deloreand and docbrown are built using Python 2.3. The software project is licensed under GNU GPL.
Macfly comes with several features, including the ability to run programs without requiring any recompilation. It also has a resolution of one nanosecond and can change clock speed. Users can interact with deloreand either in interactive mode through keyboard input, or in daemon mode through TCP socket. Root account is not required except during installation.
The software is compatible with various programs, including vlc, xmoto, pingus, and kmail. Users can test the software using clock programs such as date and xclock, and try special value dates like Y2K bug, year 2038 bug, and epoch 0.
Macfly has a limitation that prevents the modification of unchanged clocks, including sleep() functions such as sleep(), usleep(), and nanosleep(), as well as kernel syscalls like sys_time(), sys_gettimeofday(), and direct access to hardware like /dev/rtc and RDTSC i386 instruction.
Overall, Macfly is a user-friendly and efficient software project that allows running programs with customized time shifts. Its compatibility with various programs and its resolution of one nanosecond make it a highly useful tool for various applications.
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