[p4] File modtime confusion

[Mark Lee]

As Dave replied, the file has definitely changed.

> To have it 2nd guess your intentions would be confusing and
inefficient.

I'm not sure what there is to guess.  If Perforce is going to overwrite
my changes, I would expect a new modtime or at least a warning that the
modtime would not be changed.  The current behavior could easily lead to
build breakage.

Mark
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Lewis [mailto:dlewis78731 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 7:15 PM
> To: Paul Goffin
> Cc: Mark Lee; perforce-user at perforce.com
> Subject: Re: [p4] File modtime confusion
> 
> On 8/29/07, Paul Goffin <paul.goffin at dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> > I think you'll find the file isn't changed at all - the sync doesn't
> > actually happen.
> >
> > I can't remember exactly why Perforce works this way but it makes
sense
> once
> > you've heard the explanation.  (I'm sure it's documented.)
> >
> 
> if you have it open for edit, syncing a new version will overwrite
> your changes.  Remember that perforce hardly ever actually looks at
> your files, it just sends you what its records indicate you need.  Its
> records indicate you're editing that file, or, at the very least, you
> want to edit *that version* of the file,otherwise you'd revert, sync
> and open for edit another version.
> 
> To have it 2nd guess your intentions would be confusing and
inefficient.
> 
> dave
> 
> > Paul.
> >
> > >Does anyone know why the file modtime is not changed when a file
opened
> for
> > edit
> > >is synched to a previous version?  This is not what I would expect.
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