differences in the time precision used within linux can bite you

[mark]

krishnaakishore at gmail.com wrote:
> @Bruke: I don't think that is what he is referring to. The problem was
> with preserving timestamps when the copy is being made.
> 
> It has got something to do with struct timespec, struct timeval usage
> may be. Just a guess.

Here's a thought: could the cp be 32-bit code, and the timestamp struct shown
by ls be 64-bit?

	mark