RE: Wincvs and cvs problem after daylight savings time change??

[Jerry Nairn]

> From: Jonathan H Lundquist [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 4:10 PM

> Yes, the way Windows handles file dates is weird, but it's 
> CVS that needs to
> be fixed!  

WinCVS (and cvsnt) had to be fixed because Windows is broken and will never
be fixed.
Full documentation is at:
http://www.devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/cvs/#DST
There is a better solution there than I mentioned in earlier mail, and this
bit of background info in the brief FAQ:

"3) Why does this problem exist?

Because Microsoft's Win32 API file status reporting functions report 
incorrect file modification dates. According to Microsoft, "This is by 
design." Thus, file status functions that work properly under Unix return 
incorrect results under Windows. Moreover, the incorrect results are 
incorrect in different ways depending on whether the file system is FAT or 
NTFS."

Cheers,
Jerry