From 922a3a0baaabb46c4abccf84f3e6014d07d22fb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:31:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document the timestamps issue. --- src.asc | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src.asc b/src.asc index 5f962a9..69a2fe6 100644 --- a/src.asc +++ b/src.asc @@ -184,9 +184,15 @@ to support the src fast-import command. == LIMITATIONS == -The 'branch' command is not yet implemented; it is described here to +The 'branch' command is not yet fully implemented; it is described here to document the UI design choice. +src uses a trick with utime(2) to make distinguishing between modified +and unmodified files fast. The trick has flaky failures under ZFS, +though none have been seen under ext3, ext4, or xfs. This affects +nothing other than 'src status'; when the tricj fails files may +show as modfied ('M') when they should show as unmodified ('.'). + == REPORTING BUGS == Report bugs to Eric S. Raymond . The project page is -- 2.43.0