Hi Tom, > is there any reason why the source code version control system trashes > file modification dates?
the underlying reason is to play well with "make" so that say if you check out a file as it was two years ago and then use "make", make will compile it because the timestamp of the file will be the current date which is newer than the timestamp of the object file that you still kept around. https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Git_FAQ#Why_isn.27t_Git_preserving_modification_time_on_files.3F For github those source code zipfiles and tarballs are automatically generated from a tag, I did not upload them myself. It is possible though somehow to convince it to use last-modification time == last time that file was really changed by using a hook. I can look into that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel