On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 10:44:50AM -0400, Peter Staubach wrote:
> I saw that wording too and assumed what I think that you assumed. I
> assumed that that meant that if the new size is equal to the old size,
> then nothing should be changed. However, that does not seem to be how
> those words are to be interpreted. They are to be interpreted as "if
> the new length of the file can be successfully set, then the
> mtime/ctime should be changed".
What's the basis for that interpretation? The language seems extremely
clear:
"On successful completion, if the file size is changed, these
functions will mark for update the st_ctime and st_mtime fields
of the file, and if the file is a regular file, the S_ISUID and
S_ISGID bits of the file mode may be cleared."
Why are you concerned about this? Do you have an actual application
that breaks?
--b.
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