Re: tangle option to not write a file with same contents?

[Greg Minshall]

Max,

thanks for the reply.

> In the meanwhile I realized that check for modification by user should
> be performed *before* tangle, and hash to detect changes is
> appropriate for such purpose. I think, a copy of tangled file just to
> detect modification will cause some tension from users.

i guess you mean org's current "cache" stuff?

> Comparison of earlier and current tangle results should be done at the
> end, so implementation should be independent. There is no point to use 
> hash, size + byte to byte comparison is fast and reliable.

that makes sense.

cheers, Greg