[ python-Bugs-786194 ] posixmodule uses utimes, which is broken in glibc-2.3.2

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Bugs item #786194, was opened at 2003-08-10 11:34
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Category: Extension Modules
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Closed
Resolution: None
Priority: 7
Submitted By: Matthias Klose (doko)
Assigned to: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Summary: posixmodule uses utimes, which is broken in glibc-2.3.2

Initial Comment:
Maybe this is category 'Build' ... at least it results
in '1970/01/01-01:00:01' timestamps on all files copied
by distutils on glibc-2.3.2 based systems (2.3.1 seems
to be ok).

Disabling the detection of the utimes function in
configure works around this. As this function is a
wrapper around utime, why not use this one directly? Or
check, if utimes correctly works.


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>Comment By: Matthias Klose (doko)
Date: 2006-01-25 09:36

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It is not necessary for glibc-2.3.5 and more recent
versions, older glibc versions still have the problem.


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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2006-01-25 07:26

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Closing due to inactivity.

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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2005-10-02 07:54

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Matthias, can this be closed?  Is this still relevant?

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Comment By: Matthias Klose (doko)
Date: 2003-08-10 12:54

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for an utimes check see
http://lists.debian.org/debian-glibc/2003/debian-glibc-200308/msg00115.html

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