Re: Git checkout preserve timestamp?

From: Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 5, 2007, 16:01 UTC
Message-ID: <200703051601.49370.andyparkins@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <17900.11612.872928.633406@lisa.zopyra.com>

On Monday 2007 March 05 14:46, Bill Lear wrote:

> All very wrong if you ignore what I wrote as part of my original note:
> keep compilation products separated by branch name, not in the same

I realise why it's causing you troubles. However, I was hoping that that little example shows why it can never be right to use the timestamp out of the repository.

> place.  This is essential to my request: without it, it is indeed very
> wrong.  We currently separate out by compiler, options, machine
> architecture, and adding the branch to that is trivial.

I'm afraid that the unnecessary recompile is just a by-product of that organisation. I still say that git is correct to touch the file dates.

[blatent plug]: perhaps my poorman's submodule support will get you by until real submodule support is implemented?

http://lists.zerezo.com/git/msg334639.html

I doubt it though - as you would probably want automatic checkout in your situation.

Andy

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