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On 06/05/2010 00:23, MichaelKim wrote:

> But it's not related to WinXP or Win7, because it also worked _incorrectly_
> on other Win7.
> So what is happening that in some cases the mtime of directory is exactly
> the mtime of the file created. This is confusing.

  There have definitely been fixes in this department for greater POSIX
compatibility; if your machines are running different versions of the Cygwin
DLL, that would explain it.  If not, then it is a definite mystery!

    cheers,
      DaveK



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