touch creating files newer than system clock
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Description
I tried using the uutils and was compiling another piece of software from source with the ./configure && make && make install dance, when I got an error saying that the files were newer than system clock. Removing uutils from the PATH seemed to fix the issue. Is it a problem with touch?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the report with the uutils touch command while running ./configure && make && make install, recording the system clock and resulting file timestamps. Compare the behavior with uutils removed from PATH; done means identifying whether touch causes the timestamp error and documenting or fixing the confirmed cause.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100