From: Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 06:32:36 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: TODO: add an item for a chmod optimization
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TODO: add an item for a chmod optimization
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diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index c7b095c35c..0321768afc 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ longer pertinent, please search the mailing list and post your intent
 before embarking on a big project.
 
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+Modify chmod so that it does not change an inode's st_ctime
+  when the selected operation would have no other effect.
+  First suggested by Hans Ecke <http://hans.ecke.ws> in
+    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.coreutils.bugs/2920
+  Discussed more recently on <http://bugs.debian.org/497514>.
+
 document the following in coreutils.texi:
   runcon
   chcon