Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosec

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sep 1, 2026, 04:35 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq4ig9vbb8.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <0a611f614041b165140da7f2546c058178cdbfce.1788206466.git.ben.knoble@gmail.com>

"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com> writes:

> +core.useNanosec::
> +	If true, use nanosecond precision for ctime and mtime
> +	comparisions between the index and the working tree (if Git

comparisions?

> +	was compiled to respect this option).
> +	This is unsafe on some platforms;
> +	see link:technical/racy-git.html[Racy Git]. False by default.

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