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diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines index b8670751f5..b9a29e39f2 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines +++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines @@ -681,6 +681,12 @@ For C programs: char *dogs[] = ...; walk_all_dogs(dogs); + - For file timestamps, do not use "st_mtim" (and other timestamp + members in "struct stat") unconditionally; not everybody is POSIX + (grep for USE_ST_TIMESPEC). If you only need a timestamp in whole + second resolution, "st_mtime" should work fine everywhere. + + For Perl programs: - Most of the C guidelines above apply. |