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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/13/2012 2:36 PM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> On 12/13/2012 01:33 PM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
>> On 12/13/2012 01:00 PM, Kaspar Bumke wrote:
>>> In the .sch files the lines look like this
>>>
>>> EESchema Schematic File Version 2  date Tue 11 Dec 2012 20:41:50 GMT
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> Date "11 dec 2012"
>>>
>>> I am pretty sure that there are similar ones in the .brd and .lib
>>> files and others. They are the ones that get updated everytime the
>>> files are saved.
>>>
>>>> Also, we probably should be only talking about the *.kicad_pcb format only.  The older one
>>> will fall into dis-use soon.
>>>
>>> I guess I don't know if a similar thing is planned for the new format
>>> and now would be a good time to discuss it.
>> Yes, just save your board with the save as menu, but before you do, pick the "file type"
>> in the filename dialog as *.kicad_pcb, then get a good look.
>>
>> I think there's a good argument for a configuration setting, as to whether this is
>> "save-date" included.
>>
>> Timestamps have another meaning, let's rather use "save-date".
>>
>> So we can either a) remove them, b) make their presence configurable, or c) do nothing.

Doesn't the file system already keep track of the file modification date
and time information?  Adding it to the file seems a bit redundant.  I
wouldn't be offended if we removed it from the new file format.

>>
>>
>> Jean-Pierre, what is your opinion?
> 
> I just don't want to f**k up the PLUGIN with configuration variable testing, since plugins
> are given limited access back into the other structures.
> 
> We'd need to pass this in as a PLUGIN option, otherwise I'd object.

I guess we could add a CTL_IGNORE_DATE_TIME flag to disable changing the
date when the board hasn't been modified and PLUGIN::Save is requested.
 Removing it would be an easier solution though.

Wayne

> 
> Otherwise I don't care, but I don't want plugins being polluted with knowledge beyond the
> BOARD.
> 
> Dick