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charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Perhaps something simple like "This function returns t if the file filename1 is newer than file filename2*, as reported by your operating system.*" On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 10:52=E2=80=AFAM Eli Zaretskii wrote= : > > From: Drew Adams > > CC: "73709@debbugs.gnu.org" <73709@debbugs.gnu.org> > > Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:20:21 +0000 > > > > > So these are the conceptual difficulties we bump into when we go down > > > to this low level. > > > > There's no reason to go down to a low level > > to fix this doc bug for `file-newer-than-file-p'. > > You are missing the point of my post. The point was not to say this > should be in the doc string, the point was to explain why "time of the > last write" is still not accurate in some quite widespread cases. The > low-level details were meant to explain the subtleties, so that if > someone has ideas how to describe that _without_ getting into details, > but also without being inaccurate, could understand the problem to > solve. > > > > --000000000000a55d92062485393e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Perhaps something simple like "This function returns t if the file = filename1 is newer than file filename2, as reported by your operating sy= stem."

On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 10:52=E2=80=AFAM Eli Zaretskii= <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
<= blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-l= eft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">> From: Drew Adams <= drew.adams@oracl= e.com>
> CC: "7= 3709@debbugs.gnu.org" <73709@debbugs.gnu.org>
> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:20:21 +0000
>
> > So these are the conceptual difficulties we bump into when we go = down
> > to this low level.
>
> There's no reason to go down to a low level
> to fix this doc bug for `file-newer-than-file-p'.

You are missing the point of my post.=C2=A0 The point was not to say this should be in the doc string, the point was to explain why "time of the=
last write" is still not accurate in some quite widespread cases.=C2= =A0 The
low-level details were meant to explain the subtleties, so that if
someone has ideas how to describe that _without_ getting into details,
but also without being inaccurate, could understand the problem to
solve.



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