Re: File modification detection?

--On 23 April 2004 07:49 +0200 "Ph. Marek" <philipp.marek@bmlv.gv.at> wrote:

> Currently svn tests the timestamp, and possibly the size.
> IMHO it would be better to test the size first - if that differs it is
> guaranteed (modulo keyword expansion, which could be checked via
> svn:keywords) that the files differ.
>
> Alternatively, the md5sum of *parts* of the file could be stored (eg
> every 2MB worth), which *could* speed up verifying.

As the original submitter of the issue. I would be happy with it checking
the size and the date and assume if _both_ are the same the files are the
same. I think that is a reasonable limitation. What I was unhappy about
was it being blatant that the files were different. Different _sizes_ and
it not notice. I don't expect miracles, nor that the process be slowed 100
times for this corner case.

Cheers.

-apw

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Received on Fri Apr 23 12:34:13 2004