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From: jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com
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Subject: Re: [9fans] create() and mtime
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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:56:41 -0400
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On Wed Oct 22 14:08:39 EDT 2003, r@geekmail.cc wrote:
> > It looks like a create of an existing file is not updating mtime. As a result
> > news prints old news because the mtime of $home/lib/newstime gets fixed to
> > the actual creation (not truncation) time.
>
> i just noticed this myself.  you need to write to a file to get its mtime updated.
> i believe this is a mistake; the manual says mtime is time of change of content,
> not time of write.
>
> i would change your news program to create and write a byte.
>
> -rob

i would fix the bug. new version of /sys/src/cmd/fossil/file.c on sources.

--jim