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[Jon Evans <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We don't currently use the update timestamp for anything that I can see.
But even if we did, couldn't we just use the file modification time from
the OS?

On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 2:02 PM Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Jon,
>
> On 3/7/20 1:25 PM, Jon Evans wrote:
> > I've started work on the new project system for V6.  One question that I
> > wanted to cast a wide net on:
> >
> > Are there any real-world uses for the "update" and "last_client" lines
> > that are stored in the current project format?
>
> The "last_client" setting can definitely be removed.  The "update" entry
> is the last time the file was saved.  Do we need to preserve that for
> any reason?  We do time stamp the schematic, board, and symbol library
> files.
>
> >
> > KiCad internally doesn't make any use of these, and they just cause file
> > churn.
> > I want to remove the storage of this information unless anyone points
> > out a use-case that requires them.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jon
> >
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