Re: cvs update and file date

[Matt Riechers]

Mirco Bova wrote:
> 
> HEllo all,
> 
> I noticed that when I delete a file from the working directory to restore it
> (i.e. I run cvs update on the entire directory) The file is restored but the
> modification date of the file is the current date/time instead the date/time
> when it was last commited or the original mod. date/time.
> 
> This breaks my make chain leading to unwanted rebuild!
> 
> Is there any way to avoid this?

I don't think so. Updating a file to old or new revisions means the file
has changed, and all changes should force a rebuild for the dependency
tree to remain consistent.

-Matt