Re: Why isn't the "last access time" part of the filesystem library?

From: richard_fanta (richard.fanta_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-08 10:17:56

> What to do if the filesystem doesn't attach any time at all to a 
file? Fail 
> at compile time? Always return some date in the past, like January 
1, 1900, 
> that is impossible as a real mdate (since computers were not 
invented yet) 
> and so can be relied upon to indicate "no date available"?

Sounds splendid and preferable to compile time failure. 

Many thanks to you and Peter for adding the clarity that I could not.