Change #259910

Category	gcoreutils
Changed by	Collin Funk <collin.funk1ohnoyoudont@gmail.com>
Changed at	Thu 05 Mar 2026 03:42:48
Repository	git://git.savannah.gnu.org/coreutils.git
Project	gcoreutils
Branch	master
Revision	b7ff7e7c2cf9b65d7d941b39a3a0992e7bc6e6be

Comments

install: allow the combination of --compare and --preserve-timestamps
* NEWS: Mention the improvement.
* src/install.c (enum copy_status): New type to let the caller know if
the copy was performed or skipped.
(copy_file): Return the new type instead of bool. Reduce variable scope.
(install_file_in_file): Only strip the file if the copy was
performed. Update the timestamps if the copy was skipped.
(main): Don't error when --compare and --preserve-timestamps are
combined.
* tests/install/install-C.sh: Add some test cases.

Changed files

NEWS
src/install.c
tests/install/install-C.sh