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diff --git a/doc/todo/mtime.mdwn b/doc/todo/mtime.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..92cbe84ff --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/mtime.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +It'd be nice if the mtime of the files ikiwiki renders matched the mtime of +the source files. + +However, this turns out to be more complex than just calling utime() a few +times. If a page inlines other, younger pages, then having an older mtime +means that an old version of it will be kept in web caches, forcing +annoying shift-reloads to see the changed content (for example). + +And it's not just inline. The template plugin means that a change to a +template can result in changes to how a page gets rendered. The version +plugin changes page content without any younger page being involved. And +editing one of the html templates and rebuilding the wiki can change every +page. All of these need to be reflected in the file mtime to avoid caching +problems. |