Howdy. I'm using Mandrake 9.1 on a mac g3. I'm a noob and been working with Linux only for a few days. I tried to build the newest Gaim from source code, but I got this error when i used the ./configure command:
"checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr//bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... configure: error: newly created file is older than distributed files!
Check your system clock"
Well, the problem is everytime I set my clock, as soon as I hit the "ok" button, it resets itself to 4:00 Dec 31, 1969. Until now, I've considered it a minor annoyance. But it's now upgraded to a real problem. Should I just start over and try a new distro?(I tried Yellow Dawg, but the internet wouldn't connect and Debian is way, way too hard to install.)
Any suggetions would be GREATLY appreciated. Many thanks.

Have you tried setting the clock in bios, rather than just in X?

<edit>(I just noticed the MAC G3 thing do they have a bios you can access)</edit>