Merge branch 'jc/doc-timestamps-in-stat' into jch

Doc update.

* jc/doc-timestamps-in-stat:
  CodingGuidelines: st_mtimespec vs st_mtim vs st_mtime
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Junio C Hamano
2026-04-10 16:48:09 -07:00

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@@ -693,6 +693,12 @@ For C programs:
char *dogs[] = ...;
walk_all_dogs(dogs);
- For file timestamps, do not use "st_mtim" (and other timestamp
members in "struct stat") unconditionally; not everybody is POSIX
(grep for USE_ST_TIMESPEC). If you only need timestamp in whole
second resolution, "st_mtime" should work fine everywhere.
For Perl programs:
- Most of the C guidelines above apply.