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Re: [Bug-tar] "file changed as we read it" on MacOS X
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: [Bug-tar] "file changed as we read it" on MacOS X |
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Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:34:55 -0800 |
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On 12/23/11 22:57, Bruno Haible wrote:
> * It is possible that the MacOS X "Spotlight" indexer daemon and the
> MacOS X "Time Machine" incremental backup were running at the same time.
Some programs like that play a trick: they save st_atime, then
read a file, then restore st_atime back to the old value. This
updates st_ctime, though, and it might explain your problem.
I don't know whether those two programs do that, though.