Dear Thomas,

> i now implemented the new -as mkisofs option:
> 
>   --set_all_file_dates timestring
>        Set mtime, atime, and ctime of all files and directories to  the
>        given time.

Thank you so much for your efforts on this and the other changes. :)

> - Use xorriso-1.4.5 snapshot 2016.08.07.193333 or newer.
> 
> - Use option
>      --modification-date=YYYYMMDDhhmmsscc
>   to control the timestamps of the filesystem superblocks and other global
>   components of the ISO filesystem.
> 
> - Consider to use option
>      --set_all_file_dates YYYYMMDDhhmmsscc
>   to override the timestamps of the input files and directories.
> 
> - Consider to use option
>      -r
>   to override POSIX ownership and access permissions.

Great summary.

> Uploaded is the first GNU xorriso 1.4.5 which hopefully fulfills the promise
> of above advise:
> 
>   http://www.gnu.org/software/xorriso/xorriso-1.4.5.tar.gz

Can we get this version upload to sid? :)

> Make sure that not only isoinfo and Linix mount show no differences
> but that the test ISOs are really identical byte by byte.

Oh, of course!


Regards,

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