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Re: Diffs from CVS keyword expansion

From: Randal L. Schwartz <hidden>
Date: 2016-08-11 19:43:05

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"Uwe" == Uwe Kleine-Koenig [off-list ref] writes:
Uwe> One thing I don't like about both scripts is, that the timestamp of
Uwe> a file changes with that, even if there are no changes.  Anyone knows
Uwe> another predefined variable/trick that doesn't hurt performance (and
Uwe> readability) too much?

You have to do two passes, or a pass-and-a-half, and do the rename/rewrite
based on whether anything changed.

"Just a few more lines of code." :)  If it's really important, I can
be coaxed to dig it up.

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