Re: git bugs

["Ben Lynn" <benlynn@gmail.com>]

Thanks everyone who replied. You know, I was a bit apprehensive about
posting originally, because I had heard the git ML was inflammable.
But all these responses have been prompt, well-thought-out and
informative.

I plan to take all these suggestions and have a go at hacking a
race-free index which updates successfully despite concurrent file
operations.

Thanks again,
-Ben

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 5:46 AM, Stephen R. van den Berg <srb@cuci.nl> wrote:
> Ben Lynn wrote:
>>That is problematic. How do I figure out what the filesystem thinks is
>>the current time? I could touch some file and read its mtime, but I
>>want a shortcut.
>
> That basically is as short as it gets, except perhaps statting a freshly
> modified file (not necessarily by oneself).
>
>>Are there any guarantees of any kind? e.g. is the filesystem current
>>time at least never ahead of the system time?
>
> Practically no guarantees, just that it is rather likely for the time at
> the fileserver to progress at about the same pace as yours.
> --
> Sincerely,
>           Stephen R. van den Berg.
>
> Differentiation is an integral part of calculus.
>