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Tracking Issue for freeze file times on Windows

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Description

Feature gate: #![feature(windows_freeze_file_times)]

This is a tracking issue for freeze file time on Windows.

Public API
// std::os::windows::fs

pub trait OpenOptionsExt {
    /// If set to `true`, prevent the "last access time" of the file from being changed.
    ///
    /// Default to `false`.
    fn freeze_last_access_time(&mut self, freeze: bool) -> &mut Self;
    
    /// If set to `true`, prevent the "last write time" of the file from being changed.
    ///
    /// Default to `false`.
    fn freeze_last_write_time(&mut self, freeze: bool) -> &mut Self;
}
Steps / History

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  • ACP: rust-lang/libs-team#708
  • Implementation: #149718
  • Final comment period (FCP)^1
  • Stabilization PR
Unresolved Questions
  • None yet.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the windows_freeze_file_times feature gate, the listed std::os::windows::fs::OpenOptionsExt API, and implementation PR #149718. The remaining work is to determine whether unresolved questions exist, complete the final comment period, and prepare or coordinate the stabilization PR.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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