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Re: svn status: does not notice changed file if timestamp of "new " file is older

From: Philip Martin <philip_at_codematters.co.uk>
Date: 2002-11-13 21:24:35 CET

John Barstow <John_Barstow@gfsg.co.nz> writes:

> > I'm going to
> > check-in a patch to make svn_io_file_affected_time always use mtime,
> > that is unless someone objects :)
>
> I would be much more sanguine about such a change if we also *always*
> checked file size as well. That way we sweep the edge cases where the
> timestamp is screwed up but the file changed anyways.

If you mean that adding file size checking would be a good idea then I
agree, it's a good enhancement. Raise an issue :)

If you mean my proposed change from using the greater of mtime/ctime
to just using mtime is itself wrong then could you explain further.

-- 
Philip Martin
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