[Digikam-devel] [digikam] [Bug 363599] New: Media File ctime Changes Even When Only Writing To XMP Sidecar File

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363599

            Bug ID: 363599
           Summary: Media File ctime Changes Even When Only Writing To XMP
                    Sidecar File
           Product: digikam
           Version: 3.5.0
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: Metadata
          Assignee: digikam-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: cfdoe1 at gmail.com

When writing metadata "to XMP sidecar only", digikam also updates the ctime of
the media file, even though nothing is (supposed to be) written to the media
file, and even though "Update file timestamp when metadata is saved" is NOT
selected.

This causes backup programs to make unnecessary backups of unmodified media
files, and defeats the purpose of the "Write to XMP sidecar only" feature.  And
it seems it would be inconsistent with the expected behavior for the checkbox
"Update file timestamp when metadata is saved" even if one is not using the XMP
sidecar feature.

Reproducible: Always

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