On Wednesday 14 February 2007 16:45, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Gavin Lambert wrote:
> > Editing programs are designed to modify the contents of files, so
> > preserving the last modification timestamp is expressly forbidden
> > -- if they modify the file, they *have* to update the timestamp,
> > or they're evil lying programs.
>
> It is not up to an application to update the timestamp. The
> operating system does it automatically as the file is modified. An
> application can specify it's own timestamp if it wants, and undo
> the OS change after the fact.
Heh, Les Mikesell...
I don't think I'll be able to keep up with your comments. You have the
knack for arguing things even if you have no point to argue :-/
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Received on Thu Feb 15 19:14:45 2007