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+<samba:parameter name="fake directory create times"
+ context="S"
+ type="boolean"
+ xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
+<description>
+ <para>NTFS and Windows VFAT file systems keep a create
+ time for all files and directories. This is not the same as the
+ ctime - status change time - that Unix keeps, so Samba by default
+ reports the earliest of the various times Unix does keep. Setting
+ this parameter for a share causes Samba to always report midnight
+ 1-1-1980 as the create time for directories.</para>
+
+ <para>This option is mainly used as a compatibility option for
+ Visual C++ when used against Samba shares. Visual C++ generated
+ makefiles have the object directory as a dependency for each object
+ file, and a make rule to create the directory. Also, when NMAKE
+ compares timestamps it uses the creation time when examining a
+ directory. Thus the object directory will be created if it does not
+ exist, but once it does exist it will always have an earlier
+ timestamp than the object files it contains.</para>
+
+ <para>However, Unix time semantics mean that the create time
+ reported by Samba will be updated whenever a file is created or
+ or deleted in the directory. NMAKE finds all object files in
+ the object directory. The timestamp of the last one built is then
+ compared to the timestamp of the object directory. If the
+ directory's timestamp if newer, then all object files
+ will be rebuilt. Enabling this option
+ ensures directories always predate their contents and an NMAKE build
+ will proceed as expected.</para>
+</description>
+
+<value type="default">no</value>
+</samba:parameter>