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Re: WriteFile() whacks st_atime patch


On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 09:15:56PM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf@redhat.com>
>I actually proposed the link option since it fixes the problem at the
>>source.  If you link mutt with setftime.o you will not be constantly
>>saying "Didn't you read the FAQ, you idiot?  You have to set
>>CYGWIN=ftime!" mutt will just work.
>>
>>The issue of mutt not working correctly has been a hot mailing list
>>topic.  However, I don't think that the issue of atime not being set
>>the same way UNIX sets it has really been of generic enough interest to
>>warrant YA CYGWIN variable.
>
>I concur, but with slightly different reasoning.
>
>The overhead of the fix will seriously impact anything trying
>performing lots of writes, whether or not it cares about atime.  I.e.
>a newsspool or squid.  Installing mutt shouldn't be a cause to cripple
>all the other software on the system.

Right.  It is easy to set a CYGWIN environment variable without fully
understanding the implications.  I could easily see someone setting
CYGWIN=ftime and then being disgusted with Cygwin's I/O throughput.

cgf


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