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Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnu: perl: Fix autosplitting of 0-time source.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:46:29 +0200
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ericbavier@openmailbox.org skribis:

> From: Eric Bavier <bavier@member.fsf.org>
>
> * gnu/packages/patches/perl-autosplit-default-time.patch: New patch.
> * gnu/packages/perl.scm (perl): Use it.
> * gnu-system.am (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.

Good catch, OK for =E2=80=98core-updates=E2=80=99.  (It=E2=80=99s the 2nd c=
ase where we see
assumptions about the range of an mtime.)

> +AutoSplit will fail to create an index for files whose modification time=
 is 0
> +because its default time for a non-existent index is 1.  Set this defaul=
t time
> +to -1 instead.

What is the index used for?

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.