public-domain implementation of V8 "newer"

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2 total messages Started by Moderator, John Quarterman Tue, 04 Nov 1986 01:34

#384

Author: Moderator, John Quarterman
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1986 01:34

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From: gwyn@brl.arpa (VLD/VMB) (Douglas A. Gwyn)
Date:     Mon, 3 Nov 86 10:37:13 EST

/*
	newer -- test file modification dates

	last edit:	86/03/30	D A Gwyn
*/
#ifndef lint
static char	SCCS_ID[] = "@(#)newer.c	1.1";
#endif

#include	<sys/types.h>
#include	<sys/stat.h>

#define	EXIT	_exit			/* non-STDIO exit(), if available */

#define	STDERR	2			/* standard error file descriptor */

extern void	EXIT();
extern int	stat(), write();

main( argc, argv )
	int			argc;
	char			*argv[];
	{
	static char		usage[] = "Usage: newer file1 file2\n";
	static struct stat	file1;	/* file1 statistics */
	static struct stat	file2;	/* file2 statistics */

	if ( argc != 3 )
		{			/* wrong number of arguments */
		(void)write( STDERR, usage, sizeof usage - 1 );
		EXIT( 3 );
		}

	if ( stat( argv[1], &file1 ) != 0 )
		EXIT( 2 );		/* file1 doesn't exist */

	if ( stat( argv[2], &file2 ) != 0 )
		EXIT( 0 );		/* file2 doesn't exist */

#ifdef lint
	return file1.st_mtime < file2.st_mtime ? 1 : 0;
#else
	EXIT( file1.st_mtime < file2.st_mtime ? 1 : 0 );
#endif
	}

Volume-Number: Volume 8, Number 29

Re: public-domain implementation of V8 "newer"

#397

Author: Moderator, John Quarterman
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1986 22:12

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From: harvard!ho3cad!ekb (Eric Bustad)
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 86 15:40:42 CST

This version of "newer" will say that one file is newer that the
other when they are both exactly the same age.  Is this a bug or
does the V8 version of "newer" act this way also?

= Eric Bustad
  AT&T Bell Laboratories
  Holmdel NJ 07733-1988
  (201)949-6257
  ekb@ho3cad.ATT.COM or ihnp4!ho3cad!ekb

Volume-Number: Volume 8, Number 44

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