On Thu, 25 May 2000, Kai Gro�johann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> "Daniel Pittman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> On Wed, 24 May 2000, Kai Gro�johann
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > What should rcp-handle-file-newer-than-file-p do if it is not
>> > possible to return the right information?
>>
>> Fall back politely to the current implementation, I think.
>
> The current implementation calls `error', which is less than polite...
Oh. Um, wasn't this the function that was subject to discussion of is
'test -nt' suitable? I didn't check that the code was written and all,
just assumed.
Um, it could hardly do worse than 'error,' I guess. :) But I can't
think of a good solution to the issue of what happens when we cannot
actually do the test, except to throw an error. :/
Daniel
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