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Re: CVS update, set date on local harddrive to same as the
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Mark D. Baushke |
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Re: CVS update, set date on local harddrive to same as the |
Date: |
Thu, 08 May 2003 12:47:35 -0700 |
Larry Jones <address@hidden> writes:
> Ted Stern writes:
> >
> > Is it possible to tell cvs checkout/update to preserve the mod time of the
> > repository file but update the access time?
>
> There are comments in the code along the lines of, "there doesn't seem
> to be much point in trying to preserve the access time". I think you've
> just provided a point. I'm inclined to change CVS so that when it sets
> the mod time on a file, it sets the access time to the current time
> rather than setting it the same as the mod time. Any comments?
Seems useful. I think I recall seeing some 'backup' program (I didn't go
with it) that only compared access times to the last backup rather than
keeping a record of what was backed up. The fix would help that
situation too.
Enjoy!
-- Mark