[src/trunk]: src/usr.bin/touch -f no longer has effect. from Snader_LB on irc.

[pooka <pooka%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/4143f6d3bff2
branches:  trunk
changeset: 762529:4143f6d3bff2
user:      pooka <pooka%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue Feb 22 15:03:30 2011 +0000

description:
-f no longer has effect.  from Snader_LB on irc.

diffstat:

 usr.bin/touch/touch.1 |  7 +++----
 usr.bin/touch/touch.c |  9 ++++-----
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diffs (71 lines):

diff -r f1ab546d6ffe -r 4143f6d3bff2 usr.bin/touch/touch.1
--- a/usr.bin/touch/touch.1     Tue Feb 22 14:23:37 2011 +0000
+++ b/usr.bin/touch/touch.1     Tue Feb 22 15:03:30 2011 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: touch.1,v 1.16 2003/08/07 11:16:44 agc Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: touch.1,v 1.17 2011/02/22 15:03:30 pooka Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)touch.1    8.3 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
 .\"
-.Dd April 28, 1995
+.Dd February 22, 2011
 .Dt TOUCH 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@
 utility does not treat this as an error.
 No error messages are displayed and the exit value is not affected.
 .It Fl f
-Attempt to force the update, even if the file permissions do not
-currently permit it.
+This flag has no effect; it is accepted for compatibility reasons.
 .It Fl h
 If
 .Ar file
diff -r f1ab546d6ffe -r 4143f6d3bff2 usr.bin/touch/touch.c
--- a/usr.bin/touch/touch.c     Tue Feb 22 14:23:37 2011 +0000
+++ b/usr.bin/touch/touch.c     Tue Feb 22 15:03:30 2011 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*     $NetBSD: touch.c,v 1.28 2009/04/28 02:47:12 yamt Exp $  */
+/*     $NetBSD: touch.c,v 1.29 2011/02/22 15:03:30 pooka Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1993
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)touch.c    8.2 (Berkeley) 4/28/95";
 #endif
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: touch.c,v 1.28 2009/04/28 02:47:12 yamt Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: touch.c,v 1.29 2011/02/22 15:03:30 pooka Exp $");
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@
 {
        struct stat sb;
        struct timeval tv[2];
-       int aflag, cflag, fflag, hflag, mflag, ch, fd, len, rval, timeset;
+       int aflag, cflag, hflag, mflag, ch, fd, len, rval, timeset;
        char *p;
        int (*change_file_times) __P((const char *, const struct timeval *));
        int (*get_file_status) __P((const char *, struct stat *));
 
        setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
-       aflag = cflag = fflag = hflag = mflag = timeset = 0;
+       aflag = cflag = hflag = mflag = timeset = 0;
        if (gettimeofday(&tv[0], NULL))
                err(1, "gettimeofday");
 
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
                        cflag = 1;
                        break;
                case 'f':
-                       fflag = 1;
                        break;
                case 'h':
                        hflag = 1;