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| [3225] | 1 | \section{\module{cmpcache} ---
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| 2 | Efficient file comparisons}
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| 4 | \declaremodule{standard}{cmpcache}
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| 5 | \sectionauthor{Moshe Zadka}{[email protected]}
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| 6 | \modulesynopsis{Compare files very efficiently.}
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| 8 | \deprecated{1.6}{Use the \refmodule{filecmp} module instead.}
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| 9 |
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| 10 | The \module{cmpcache} module provides an identical interface and similar
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| 11 | functionality as the \refmodule{cmp} module, but can be a bit more efficient
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| 12 | as it uses \function{statcache.stat()} instead of \function{os.stat()}
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| 13 | (see the \refmodule{statcache} module for information on the
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| 14 | difference).
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| 16 | \note{Using the \refmodule{statcache} module to provide
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| 17 | \function{stat()} information results in trashing the cache
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| 18 | invalidation mechanism: results are not as reliable. To ensure
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| 19 | ``current'' results, use \function{cmp.cmp()} instead of the version
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| 20 | defined in this module, or use \function{statcache.forget()} to
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| 21 | invalidate the appropriate entries.}
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