Re: cvs commit: apr/test testfileinfo.c

Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:

>Branko Čibej <brane@xbc.nu> writes:
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>>I don't know if there's a danger, but someone (you? :-) has to think
>>about whether it's consistent. Can files in the directory have mtimes
>>newer than the directory itself?
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>Nope, because of the bubble-up effect in the repository. For example,
>the last-commit-time of '/' is always equal to the date of the last
>commit.
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Hah! But you didn't necessarily make any changes to the directory,
right? If you want to be consistent WRT directory modification times,
then the effects of the bubble-up must *not* be visible in the working
copy. Bubble-up is an implementation detail.

See? It becomes very interesting.

>>Does a propchange on a directory affect its mtime? Etc. ad nauseam.
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>Hmmmm, yeah, I guess one could commit a propchange to a directory, and
>then it would have a timestamp newer than its contents. I wonder if
>that would mess up any working copies.
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>Maybe I'll just stay away from this problem for now.
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Good boy. :-)

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Brane Čibej   <brane_at_xbc.nu>   http://www.xbc.nu/brane/
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