#2434 set archive time to latest filetime

[Hans Zach]

Currently the latest filetime is derived from files and folders within the archive.
So you may end up with an archive modified just now but the latest file inside is days old...

example:
- create a folder like "example"
- put older files in it
- create an archive of the files including the folder itself:
- double check the option "Set archive time to latest file time" (-stl)

The archive "example.7z" will have a modifaction date of just now instead of days ago.

[Igor Pavlov]

1) create archive 1.7z for foder 1.
2) rename one file 1\1.txt in original folder to 1\2.txt
3) create archive 2.7z for folder 1.
I suppose that changed name of file is important information that must be reflected in timestamp of archive.

[Hans Zach]

I am on windows ... if i change a filename it does NOT change the modification date of the file.
That makes sense to me, as I didn't really change it's content.

[Igor Pavlov]

It changes modification time of parent folder.
So folder timestamp also shows that something was changed.
File names are important too.

[Hans Zach]

If i take 2 files and compress them, I get the modification date of the latest file.
But if I include the folder of the 2 files, I get another date.
That's not helpful - at least not in my usecases...