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authorJoel Rosdahl <joel@rosdahl.net>2018-09-23 21:50:04 +0200
committerJoel Rosdahl <joel@rosdahl.net>2018-09-23 21:50:04 +0200
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Improve documentation of file_stat_matches_ctime
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@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ still has to do _some_ preprocessing (like macros).
the cached version. With this option set, ccache will consider a file as
matching its cached version if the mtimes and ctimes match.
*file_stat_matches_ctime*::
- By default, ccache will not consider a file as matching its cached
- version if the ctimes do not match. This option disables that check.
+ Ignore ctimes when *file_stat_matches* is enabled. This can be useful when
+ backdating files' mtimes in a controlled way.
*include_file_ctime*::
By default, ccache also will not cache a file if it includes a header whose
ctime is too new. This option disables that check.