On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 09:22, Alan Dayley wrote:
> Bryce C wrote:
> > I'm going to have to second the refresh option to see if the file's
> > datestamp has changed. Opening a file says that on a fresh pull, the
> > contents are right so why not do a fresh pull/poll of the file's info.
> > However, that shouldn't affect gcc because it should be doing its own
> > polling, not using win2k's cached data.
> > Good luck,
> 
> I did some more experiments this morning and still don't have an answer. 
>   I still don't think refresh or filesystem caching has anything to do 
> with it.  Below is a sequence that I tried to make sure any needed 
> refresh works.  (BTW, gcc is not involved here.  I am using GNU Make on 
> Win2k to excute commands on a compiler from Green Hills that runs on Win2k.)
> 
> 0. Note the date/time of target file in Win2k Command Prompt dir and 
> Explorer.
> 1. smbmount the Win2k share to a mount point on the Linux box.
> 2. Open the file in Linux from the share via the mount point.
> 3. Edit on the Linux box.
> 4. Save the file to the Win2k share via the Linux mount point.
> 5. Check the file date/time in Win2k Command Prompt dir and Explorer. 
> Unchanged.
> 6. Close the editor in Linux.
> 7. Check the file date/time in Win2k Command Prompt dir and Explorer. 
> Unchanged.
> 8. unmount the share from the Linux box.
> 9. Check the file date/time in Win2k Command Prompt dir and Explorer. 
> Unchanged.
> 10. Open file with Notepad on Win2k.  See changes that were made in the 
> Linux editor.
> 11. Close Notepad.
> 12. Check the file date/time in Win2k Command Prompt dir and Explorer. 
> Unchanged.
> 13. Logout of Win2k.  Login to Win2k.
> 14. Check the file date/time in Win2k Command Prompt dir and Explorer. 
> Unchanged.
> 
> The share is completely disconnected from the Linux box where the 
> contents of the file were changed and saved.  The new changes are 
> completely visible via editor on the Win2k box.  Yet the date/time of 
> the file is the same as when the sequence started.  I would think the 
> connection and filesystem refresh would have been triggered at step 4 
> when the data was correctly saved or steps 6, 8, 11 or 13.  Do you see 
> somewhere else that I am missing an understanding about a refresh or 
> caching?
> 
> Therefore, I don't believe it to be a filesystem refresh issue.  It must 
> be permissions or SMB connection settings that don't allow for file 
> date/time changes via SMB.  I don't know if the supposed settings I am 
> looking for are on the samba side in the Linux box or on the Win2k side.
> 
> Thanks for the good luck wish.  Looks like I'll need it.  At this point, 
> I may go hunting for a decent editor to use on Win2k so gmake can 
> correctly run the build based on correct date/time stamps.
> 
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try the touch command and see if it updates the date/time stamps

Craig