Re: import files preserving timestamps

Reedick, Andrew wrote:
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> Actually, "svn ls -v ... | sort" would be your friend. Instead of
> sorting by timestamp, you're sorting by last changed revision number,
> which in most cases is as good as or more accurate than timestamps.

Is there a handy tool to do that and update file timestamps in a way
that everything else will understand (so web servers will know when
resend, for example)?

> As for timestamps in general, they're a recommendation, not an absolute
> truth. The only trusted way to manage versioned files in the wild is to
> audit them either via checksums or bit comparisons. So the real
> solution to timestamps is to develop an auditing system that's as
> easy/fast to use as eyeballing timestamps. Which implies creating
> baselines and more importantly, accurately recording what baseline
> should be where.

Does svn do that when deciding which files have been changed compared to
the pristine copies?

> Once you can push a button to determine if you have the correct set of
> files, the desire for accurate timestamps diminishes greatly.

And svn?

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   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell_at_gmail.com
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