Re: two file time questions

Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
>
> On May 25, 2005, at 11:41 AM, chris lueders wrote:
>
>>
>> i guess svn uses the file time to speed up it's diff process. fine.
>> but why doesn't it use the file size as well?
>
>
> It does use the filesize, but only later on.
<snip>

Is there anything wrong with touch'ing your whole working copy?

Will subversion reset the times after you commit? (not that that's a bad
thing)

>
> The algorithm is:
>
> if (timestamp hasn't changed)
> return NO_CHANGE;
> else if (filesize has changed)
> return CHANGED;
> else
> compare byte-by-byte.

Will anything bad happen if we return CHANGED from here even if nothing
is actually changed?

Which logic would be used?

if (force flag is set) return CHANGED
or
if (force flag is set) compare byte-by-byte

>> furthermore, i'd like to have a way of forcing a full check,
>> regardless of file time, if any of my files changed.
>
> I like that idea, sounds like a nice enhancement to 'svn status'.

Concur.

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