haskell / haskell/cabal

calibrateMtimeChangeDelay takes 25s to execute on Mac OS X with HFS+ system

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platform: mac type: enhancement
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Description

```
Prelude Distribution.Compat.Time Data.Time>
do { t1 <- getCurrentTime;
r <- calibrateMtimeChangeDelay;
t2 <- getCurrentTime;
print (t2 `diffUTCTime` t1);
return r; }
24.609871s
(1006168,1000000)
```

HFS+ stores file modtime with 1 second resolution. Function is here: https://github.com/haskell/cabal/blob/e14da30b01ff65098cc7fb20c134323c863a85ff/Cabal/Distribution/Compat/Time.hs#L184

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Research direction

Start in Cabal/Distribution/Compat/Time.hs at calibrateMtimeChangeDelay and reproduce the reported timing on Mac OS X with HFS+. Read the surrounding implementation to understand how the one-second HFS+ modification-time resolution is handled. Done means the calibration no longer takes roughly 25 seconds while retaining correct timing behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
haskell
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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