From b14f84c4acccbc8450a9102b3b647013989b27bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:02:29 -0400 Subject: --gettime revamp * Rename --getctime to --gettime. (The old name still works for backwards compatability.) * --gettime now also looks up last modification time. * Add rcs_getmtime to plugin API; currently only implemented for git. --- .../How_does_ikiwiki_remember_times__63__.mdwn | 25 ++++++---------------- ...old_repository_to_new_ikiwiki_system__63__.mdwn | 4 ---- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/forum') diff --git a/doc/forum/How_does_ikiwiki_remember_times__63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/How_does_ikiwiki_remember_times__63__.mdwn index 6ce576db1..6b7739fd0 100644 --- a/doc/forum/How_does_ikiwiki_remember_times__63__.mdwn +++ b/doc/forum/How_does_ikiwiki_remember_times__63__.mdwn @@ -20,15 +20,17 @@ Do I have it right? > Some VCS, like git, set the file mtimes to the current time > when making a new checkout, so they will be lost if you do that. > The creation times can be retrived using the `--getctime` option. -> I suppose it might be nice if there were a `--getmtime` that pulled -> true modification times out of the VCS, but I haven't found it a big -> deal in practice for the last modification times to be updated to the -> current time when rebuilding a wiki like this. --[[Joey]] +> --[[Joey]] > > > Thanks for the clarification. I ran some tests of my own to make sure I understand it right, and I'm satisfied > > that the order of posts in my blog can be retrieved from the VCS using the `--getctime` option, at least if I > > choose to order my posts by creation time rather than modification time. But I now know that I can't rely on > > page modification times in ikiwiki as these can be lost permanently. +> +> > > Update: It's now renamed to `--gettime`, and pulls both the creation +> > > and modification times. Also, per [[todo/auto_getctime_on_fresh_build]], +> > > this is now done automatically the first time ikiwiki builds a +> > > srcdir. So, no need to worry about this any more! --[[Joey]] > > > > I would suggest that there should at least be a `--getmtime` option like you describe, and perhaps that > > `--getctime` and `--getmtime` be _on by default_. In my opinion the creation times and modification times of @@ -91,19 +93,6 @@ Do I have it right? > A quick workaround for me to get modification times right is the following > little zsh script, which unfortunately only works for git: - #!/usr/bin/env zsh - - set +x - - for FILE in **/*(.); do - TIMES="`git log --pretty=format:%ai $FILE`" - MTIME="`echo $TIMES | head -n1`" - - if [ ! -z $MTIME ]; then - echo touch -m -d "$MTIME" $FILE - touch -m -d "$MTIME" $FILE - fi - - done +>> Elided; no longer needed since --gettime does that, and much faster! --[[Joey]] > --[[David_Riebenbauer]] diff --git a/doc/forum/Migrating_old_repository_to_new_ikiwiki_system__63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/Migrating_old_repository_to_new_ikiwiki_system__63__.mdwn index fe67e6aba..d7a33b526 100644 --- a/doc/forum/Migrating_old_repository_to_new_ikiwiki_system__63__.mdwn +++ b/doc/forum/Migrating_old_repository_to_new_ikiwiki_system__63__.mdwn @@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ How do I set up an ikiwiki system using a pre-existing repository (instead of cr > recreate the ikiwiki srcdir > 3. `git clone` from the bare git repository a second time, > to create a checkout you can manually edit (optional) -> 4. run `ikiwiki --getctime --setup your.setup` -> The getctime will ensure page creation times are accurate -> by putting the info out of the git history, -> and only needs to be done once. > > If you preserved your repository, but not the setup file, > the easiest way to make one is probably to run -- cgit v1.2.3