Re: Error from coreutils CVS version

[Jim Meyering]

Jim Meyering <address@hidden> wrote:
...
> The first step is to rename the gnulib function (patch below), since
> it is trying to do more than glibc's futimens.  Then, we can extend
> the renamed gnulib function so that it uses glibc's futimens when possible.
>
> For coreutils, the change is trivial:
>   just s/futimens/gl_futimens/ in each of copy.c and touch.c.
>
> I nearly changed it in gnulib, but since a few other projects (at least
> gzip and tar) also use futimens, I'll wait for Paul to sign off.
>
> 2007-05-18  Jim Meyering  <address@hidden>
>
>       * lib/utimens.c (gl_futimens): Rename from futimens,
>       now that glibc-2.6 declares futimens.

Since this fixes a known build failure with newer glibc,
I've gone ahead and made the change.
The changes to tar etc. are just as trivial as those for coreutils>