From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:02 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Build configuration to skip ctime for modification test
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0807231757550.8986@racer>
In-Reply-To: <20080723164614.GB5283@blimp.local>

Hi,

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008, Alex Riesen wrote:

> Because exactly the file mode (the executable bit) is the reason for
> checking ctime.

But ctime is broken on Windows.  Because ctime is supposed to change 
whenever the _inode_ changes.

You have to admit that saying "I ignore the ctime because the executable 
bit is broken" must leave the reader puzzled.

Ciao,
Dscho