[BUG] NetInstaller leaves bad dates
David A. Cobb
superbiskit@cox.net
Mon Mar 4 16:44:00 GMT 2002
Robert Collins wrote:
>>Please pardon the cross-posting. I'm copying this to
>>everyone known to
>>use the Cygwin Netinstaller.
>>
>The cross-posting is fine, the complete lack of detail - versions,
>filesystem, OS - is not.
>
Ah! Yes.
Win98se (4.10.2222), Fat32fs with multiple PMagic partitions
Cygwin Netinstall 2.125.2.10
Xemacs Netinstall 1.2.2.1.2.7 ( ! Wow ! )
Lillypond Netinstall 2.96.jcn1
With that much variation, I suspect the common point-of-failure may be
Cygwin TAR 1.13.19-1
I think there is a known deficiency because the resolution of FAT32
filesystem timestamps is 2-sec (vice 1-sec or less on a *Nix box) For
XEmacs, that could also be why installed *.el files appear newer than
*.elc files. Ummm - maybe that doesn't make sense either; maybe fixing
the invalid dates causes that secondary problem.
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David A. Cobb, Software Engineer, Public Access Advocate
"By God's Grace I am a Christian man, by my actions a great sinner." -- The Way of a Pilgrim; R. M. French, tr.
Life is too short to tolerate crappy software.
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