To:	eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il
Subject:	Re: New stat() and fstat() for DJGPP
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Date:	Mon, 05 Sep 94 13:42:48 +0200
From:	Fulvio Corno <corno AT athena DOT polito DOT it>

>>   3. I don't know how to obtain time fields for root directories,
>>      so they are set to the beginning of the DOS times (1-Jan-80).
>>      Suggestions, anyone?

MS-DOS uses as the creation date of a disk the timestamp of the
volume label entry. (CHKDSK reports "Volume XXX created mm-dd-yyyy
hh:mm"). Perhaps the same date could be given to the disk's root
directory.

	Fulvio

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