-This patch adds a --crtimes (-N) option that will preserve
-create times on OS X.
-
-To use this patch, run these commands for a successful build:
-
- patch -p1 <patches/crtimes.diff
- ./configure (optional if already run)
- make
-
-based-on: 9f7506ac1b48a17a65610ed4a1356c7432cf4da7
-diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
---- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
-+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
-@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ jobs:
- - name: info
- run: rsync --version
- - name: check
-- run: sudo RSYNC_MAX_SKIPPED=0 make check
-+ run: sudo RSYNC_MAX_SKIPPED=1 make check
- - name: check30
-- run: sudo RSYNC_MAX_SKIPPED=0 make check30
-+ run: sudo RSYNC_MAX_SKIPPED=1 make check30
- - name: check29
-- run: sudo RSYNC_MAX_SKIPPED=0 make check29
-+ run: sudo RSYNC_MAX_SKIPPED=1 make check29
- - name: ssl file list
- run: rsync-ssl --no-motd download.samba.org::rsyncftp/ || true
- - name: save artifact
-diff --git a/compat.c b/compat.c
---- a/compat.c
-+++ b/compat.c
-@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ extern int protect_args;
- extern int preserve_uid;
- extern int preserve_gid;
- extern int preserve_atimes;
-+extern int preserve_crtimes;
- extern int preserve_acls;
- extern int preserve_xattrs;
- extern int xfer_flags_as_varint;
-@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ int do_negotiated_strings = 0;
- int xmit_id0_names = 0;
-
- /* These index values are for the file-list's extra-attribute array. */
--int pathname_ndx, depth_ndx, atimes_ndx, uid_ndx, gid_ndx, acls_ndx, xattrs_ndx, unsort_ndx;
-+int pathname_ndx, depth_ndx, atimes_ndx, crtimes_ndx, uid_ndx, gid_ndx, acls_ndx, xattrs_ndx, unsort_ndx;
-
- int receiver_symlink_times = 0; /* receiver can set the time on a symlink */
- int sender_symlink_iconv = 0; /* sender should convert symlink content */
-@@ -555,6 +556,8 @@ void setup_protocol(int f_out,int f_in)
- * aligned for direct int64-pointer memory access. */
- if (preserve_atimes)
- atimes_ndx = (file_extra_cnt += EXTRA64_CNT);
-+ if (preserve_crtimes)
-+ crtimes_ndx = (file_extra_cnt += EXTRA64_CNT);
- if (am_sender) /* This is most likely in the in64 union as well. */
- pathname_ndx = (file_extra_cnt += PTR_EXTRA_CNT);
- else
-@@ -719,6 +722,10 @@ void setup_protocol(int f_out,int f_in)
- proper_seed_order = compat_flags & CF_CHKSUM_SEED_FIX ? 1 : 0;
- xfer_flags_as_varint = compat_flags & CF_VARINT_FLIST_FLAGS ? 1 : 0;
- xmit_id0_names = compat_flags & CF_ID0_NAMES ? 1 : 0;
-+ if (!xfer_flags_as_varint && preserve_crtimes) {
-+ fprintf(stderr, "Both rsync versions must be at least 3.2.0 for --crtimes.\n");
-+ exit_cleanup(RERR_PROTOCOL);
-+ }
- if (am_sender) {
- receiver_symlink_times = am_server
- ? strchr(client_info, 'L') != NULL
-diff --git a/flist.c b/flist.c
---- a/flist.c
-+++ b/flist.c
-@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern int delete_during;
- extern int missing_args;
- extern int eol_nulls;
- extern int atimes_ndx;
-+extern int crtimes_ndx;
- extern int relative_paths;
- extern int implied_dirs;
- extern int ignore_perishable;
-@@ -378,6 +379,9 @@ static void send_file_entry(int f, const char *fname, struct file_struct *file,
- int ndx, int first_ndx)
- {
- static time_t modtime, atime;
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ static time_t crtime;
-+#endif
- static mode_t mode;
- #ifdef SUPPORT_HARD_LINKS
- static int64 dev;
-@@ -483,6 +487,13 @@ static void send_file_entry(int f, const char *fname, struct file_struct *file,
- else
- atime = F_ATIME(file);
- }
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (crtimes_ndx) {
-+ crtime = F_CRTIME(file);
-+ if (crtime == modtime)
-+ xflags |= XMIT_CRTIME_EQ_MTIME;
-+ }
-+#endif
-
- #ifdef SUPPORT_HARD_LINKS
- if (tmp_dev != -1) {
-@@ -570,6 +581,10 @@ static void send_file_entry(int f, const char *fname, struct file_struct *file,
- }
- if (xflags & XMIT_MOD_NSEC)
- write_varint(f, F_MOD_NSEC(file));
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (crtimes_ndx && !(xflags & XMIT_CRTIME_EQ_MTIME))
-+ write_varlong(f, crtime, 4);
-+#endif
- if (!(xflags & XMIT_SAME_MODE))
- write_int(f, to_wire_mode(mode));
- if (atimes_ndx && !S_ISDIR(mode) && !(xflags & XMIT_SAME_ATIME))
-@@ -662,6 +677,9 @@ static void send_file_entry(int f, const char *fname, struct file_struct *file,
- static struct file_struct *recv_file_entry(int f, struct file_list *flist, int xflags)
- {
- static int64 modtime, atime;
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ static time_t crtime;
-+#endif
- static mode_t mode;
- #ifdef SUPPORT_HARD_LINKS
- static int64 dev;
-@@ -776,6 +794,10 @@ static struct file_struct *recv_file_entry(int f, struct file_list *flist, int x
- mode = first->mode;
- if (atimes_ndx && !S_ISDIR(mode))
- atime = F_ATIME(first);
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (crtimes_ndx)
-+ crtime = F_CRTIME(first);
-+#endif
- if (preserve_uid)
- uid = F_OWNER(first);
- if (preserve_gid)
-@@ -815,6 +837,21 @@ static struct file_struct *recv_file_entry(int f, struct file_list *flist, int x
- modtime_nsec = read_varint(f);
- else
- modtime_nsec = 0;
-+#endif
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (crtimes_ndx) {
-+ if (xflags & XMIT_CRTIME_EQ_MTIME)
-+ crtime = modtime;
-+ else
-+ crtime = read_varlong(f, 4);
-+#if SIZEOF_TIME_T < SIZEOF_INT64
-+ if (!am_generator && (int64)(time_t)crtime != crtime) {
-+ rprintf(FERROR_XFER,
-+ "Create time value of %s truncated on receiver.\n",
-+ lastname);
-+ }
-+#endif
-+ }
- #endif
- if (!(xflags & XMIT_SAME_MODE))
- mode = from_wire_mode(read_int(f));
-@@ -997,6 +1034,10 @@ static struct file_struct *recv_file_entry(int f, struct file_list *flist, int x
- }
- if (atimes_ndx && !S_ISDIR(mode))
- F_ATIME(file) = atime;
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (crtimes_ndx)
-+ F_CRTIME(file) = crtime;
-+#endif
- if (unsort_ndx)
- F_NDX(file) = flist->used + flist->ndx_start;
-
-@@ -1394,6 +1435,10 @@ struct file_struct *make_file(const char *fname, struct file_list *flist,
- file->flags |= FLAG_OWNED_BY_US;
- if (atimes_ndx && !S_ISDIR(file->mode))
- F_ATIME(file) = st.st_atime;
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (crtimes_ndx)
-+ F_CRTIME(file) = get_create_time(fname);
-+#endif
-
- if (basename != thisname)
- file->dirname = lastdir;
-diff --git a/generator.c b/generator.c
---- a/generator.c
-+++ b/generator.c
-@@ -396,6 +396,19 @@ static inline int mtime_differs(STRUCT_STAT *stp, struct file_struct *file)
- #endif
- }
-
-+static inline int any_time_differs(stat_x *sxp, struct file_struct *file, UNUSED(const char *fname))
-+{
-+ int differs = mtime_differs(&sxp->st, file);
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (!differs && crtimes_ndx) {
-+ if (sxp->crtime == 0)
-+ sxp->crtime = get_create_time(fname);
-+ differs = !same_time(sxp->crtime, 0, F_CRTIME(file), 0);
-+ }
-+#endif
-+ return differs;
-+}
-+
- static inline int perms_differ(struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp)
- {
- if (preserve_perms)
-@@ -450,7 +463,7 @@ int unchanged_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp)
- {
- if (S_ISLNK(file->mode)) {
- #ifdef CAN_SET_SYMLINK_TIMES
-- if (preserve_times & PRESERVE_LINK_TIMES && mtime_differs(&sxp->st, file))
-+ if (preserve_times & PRESERVE_LINK_TIMES && any_time_differs(sxp, file, fname))
- return 0;
- #endif
- #ifdef CAN_CHMOD_SYMLINK
-@@ -470,7 +483,7 @@ int unchanged_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp)
- return 0;
- #endif
- } else {
-- if (preserve_times && mtime_differs(&sxp->st, file))
-+ if (preserve_times && any_time_differs(sxp, file, fname))
- return 0;
- if (perms_differ(file, sxp))
- return 0;
-@@ -512,6 +525,14 @@ void itemize(const char *fnamecmp, struct file_struct *file, int ndx, int statre
- if (atimes_ndx && !S_ISDIR(file->mode) && !S_ISLNK(file->mode)
- && !same_time(F_ATIME(file), 0, sxp->st.st_atime, 0))
- iflags |= ITEM_REPORT_ATIME;
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (crtimes_ndx) {
-+ if (sxp->crtime == 0)
-+ sxp->crtime = get_create_time(fnamecmp);
-+ if (!same_time(sxp->crtime, 0, F_CRTIME(file), 0))
-+ iflags |= ITEM_REPORT_CRTIME;
-+ }
-+#endif
- #if !defined HAVE_LCHMOD && !defined HAVE_SETATTRLIST
- if (S_ISLNK(file->mode)) {
- ;
-@@ -1131,6 +1152,7 @@ static void list_file_entry(struct file_struct *f)
- int size_width = human_readable ? 14 : 11;
- int mtime_width = 1 + strlen(mtime_str);
- int atime_width = atimes_ndx ? mtime_width : 0;
-+ int crtime_width = crtimes_ndx ? mtime_width : 0;
-
- if (!F_IS_ACTIVE(f)) {
- /* this can happen if duplicate names were removed */
-@@ -1141,10 +1163,11 @@ static void list_file_entry(struct file_struct *f)
-
- if (missing_args == 2 && f->mode == 0) {
- rprintf(FINFO, "%-*s %s\n",
-- 10 + 1 + size_width + mtime_width + atime_width, "*missing",
-+ 10 + 1 + size_width + mtime_width + atime_width + crtime_width, "*missing",
- f_name(f, NULL));
- } else {
- const char *atime_str = atimes_ndx && !S_ISDIR(f->mode) ? timestring(F_ATIME(f)) : "";
-+ const char *crtime_str = crtimes_ndx ? timestring(F_CRTIME(f)) : "";
- const char *arrow, *lnk;
-
- permstring(permbuf, f->mode);
-@@ -1157,9 +1180,9 @@ static void list_file_entry(struct file_struct *f)
- #endif
- arrow = lnk = "";
-
-- rprintf(FINFO, "%s %*s %s%*s %s%s%s\n",
-+ rprintf(FINFO, "%s %*s %s%*s%*s %s%s%s\n",
- permbuf, size_width, human_num(F_LENGTH(f)),
-- timestring(f->modtime), atime_width, atime_str,
-+ timestring(f->modtime), atime_width, atime_str, crtime_width, crtime_str,
- f_name(f, NULL), arrow, lnk);
- }
- }
-@@ -1255,6 +1278,7 @@ static void recv_generator(char *fname, struct file_struct *file, int ndx,
- return;
- }
- }
-+ sx.crtime = 0;
-
- if (dry_run > 1 || (dry_missing_dir && is_below(file, dry_missing_dir))) {
- int i;
-diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
---- a/log.c
-+++ b/log.c
-@@ -720,8 +720,9 @@ static void log_formatted(enum logcode code, const char *format, const char *op,
- c[5] = !(iflags & ITEM_REPORT_PERMS) ? '.' : 'p';
- c[6] = !(iflags & ITEM_REPORT_OWNER) ? '.' : 'o';
- c[7] = !(iflags & ITEM_REPORT_GROUP) ? '.' : 'g';
-- c[8] = !(iflags & ITEM_REPORT_ATIME) ? '.'
-- : S_ISLNK(file->mode) ? 'U' : 'u';
-+ c[8] = !(iflags & (ITEM_REPORT_ATIME|ITEM_REPORT_CRTIME)) ? '.'
-+ : BITS_SET(iflags, ITEM_REPORT_ATIME|ITEM_REPORT_CRTIME) ? 'b'
-+ : iflags & ITEM_REPORT_ATIME ? 'u' : 'n';
- c[9] = !(iflags & ITEM_REPORT_ACL) ? '.' : 'a';
- c[10] = !(iflags & ITEM_REPORT_XATTR) ? '.' : 'x';
- c[11] = '\0';
-diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
---- a/options.c
-+++ b/options.c
-@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ int preserve_uid = 0;
- int preserve_gid = 0;
- int preserve_times = 0;
- int preserve_atimes = 0;
-+int preserve_crtimes = 0;
- int update_only = 0;
- int open_noatime = 0;
- int cvs_exclude = 0;
-@@ -670,6 +671,11 @@ static void print_info_flags(enum logcode f)
- #endif
- "stop-at",
-
-+#ifndef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ "no "
-+#endif
-+ "crtimes",
-+
- "*Optimizations",
-
- #ifndef HAVE_SIMD
-@@ -838,6 +844,9 @@ static struct poptOption long_options[] = {
- {"no-U", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_atimes, 0, 0, 0 },
- {"open-noatime", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &open_noatime, 1, 0, 0 },
- {"no-open-noatime", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &open_noatime, 0, 0, 0 },
-+ {"crtimes", 'N', POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_crtimes, 1, 0, 0 },
-+ {"no-crtimes", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_crtimes, 0, 0, 0 },
-+ {"no-N", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_crtimes, 0, 0, 0 },
- {"omit-dir-times", 'O', POPT_ARG_VAL, &omit_dir_times, 1, 0, 0 },
- {"no-omit-dir-times",0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &omit_dir_times, 0, 0, 0 },
- {"no-O", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &omit_dir_times, 0, 0, 0 },
-@@ -1211,6 +1220,9 @@ static void set_refuse_options(void)
- #ifndef HAVE_SETVBUF
- parse_one_refuse_match(0, "outbuf", list_end);
- #endif
-+#ifndef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ parse_one_refuse_match(0, "crtimes", list_end);
-+#endif
-
- /* Now we use the descrip values to actually mark the options for refusal. */
- for (op = long_options; op != list_end; op++) {
-@@ -2738,6 +2750,10 @@ void server_options(char **args, int *argc_p)
- if (preserve_atimes > 1)
- argstr[x++] = 'U';
- }
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (preserve_crtimes)
-+ argstr[x++] = 'N';
-+#endif
- if (preserve_perms)
- argstr[x++] = 'p';
- else if (preserve_executability && am_sender)
-diff --git a/rsync.1.md b/rsync.1.md
---- a/rsync.1.md
-+++ b/rsync.1.md
-@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ detailed description below for a complete description.
- --times, -t preserve modification times
- --atimes, -U preserve access (use) times
- --open-noatime avoid changing the atime on opened files
-+--crtimes, -N preserve create times (newness)
- --omit-dir-times, -O omit directories from --times
- --omit-link-times, -J omit symlinks from --times
- --super receiver attempts super-user activities
-@@ -1341,6 +1342,11 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
- mounted to avoid updating the atime on read access even without the
- O_NOATIME flag being set.
-
-+0. `--crtimes`, `-N,`
-+
-+ This tells rsync to set the create times (newness) of +the destination
-+ files to the same value as the source files.
-+
- 0. `--omit-dir-times`, `-O`
-
- This tells rsync to omit directories when it is preserving modification
-@@ -2673,10 +2679,11 @@ your home directory (remove the '=' for that).
- value (requires `--owner` and super-user privileges).
- - A `g` means the group is different and is being updated to the sender's
- value (requires `--group` and the authority to set the group).
-- - A `u` means the access (use) time is different and is being updated to
-- the sender's value (requires `--atimes`). An alternate value of `U`
-- means that the access time will be set to the transfer time, which
-- happens when a symlink or directory is updated.
-+ - A `u`|`n`|`b` indicates the following information: `u` means the access
-+ (use) time is different and is being updated to the sender's value
-+ (requires `--atimes`); `n` means the create time (newness) is different
-+ and is being updated to the sender's value (requires `--crtimes`); `b`
-+ means that both the access and create times are being updated.
- - The `a` means that the ACL information is being changed.
- - The `x` means that the extended attribute information is being changed.
-
-diff --git a/rsync.c b/rsync.c
---- a/rsync.c
-+++ b/rsync.c
-@@ -584,6 +584,9 @@ int set_file_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp,
- memcpy(&sx2.st, &sxp->st, sizeof (sx2.st));
- if (!atimes_ndx || S_ISDIR(sxp->st.st_mode))
- flags |= ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME;
-+ /* Don't set the creation date on the root folder of an HFS+ volume. */
-+ if (sxp->st.st_ino == 2 && S_ISDIR(sxp->st.st_mode))
-+ flags |= ATTRS_SKIP_CRTIME;
- if (!(flags & ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME) && !same_mtime(file, &sxp->st, flags & ATTRS_ACCURATE_TIME)) {
- sx2.st.st_mtime = file->modtime;
- #ifdef ST_MTIME_NSEC
-@@ -613,6 +616,16 @@ int set_file_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp,
- file->flags |= FLAG_TIME_FAILED;
- }
- }
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (crtimes_ndx && !(flags & ATTRS_SKIP_CRTIME)) {
-+ time_t file_crtime = F_CRTIME(file);
-+ if (sxp->crtime == 0)
-+ sxp->crtime = get_create_time(fname);
-+ if (!same_time(sxp->crtime, 0L, file_crtime, 0L)
-+ && set_create_time(fname, file_crtime) == 0)
-+ updated = 1;
-+ }
-+#endif
-
- #ifdef SUPPORT_ACLS
- /* It's OK to call set_acl() now, even for a dir, as the generator
-@@ -718,7 +731,7 @@ int finish_transfer(const char *fname, const char *fnametmp,
-
- /* Change permissions before putting the file into place. */
- set_file_attrs(fnametmp, file, NULL, fnamecmp,
-- ok_to_set_time ? ATTRS_ACCURATE_TIME : ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME | ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME);
-+ ok_to_set_time ? ATTRS_ACCURATE_TIME : ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME | ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME | ATTRS_SKIP_CRTIME);
-
- /* move tmp file over real file */
- if (DEBUG_GTE(RECV, 1))
-@@ -743,7 +756,7 @@ int finish_transfer(const char *fname, const char *fnametmp,
-
- do_set_file_attrs:
- set_file_attrs(fnametmp, file, NULL, fnamecmp,
-- ok_to_set_time ? ATTRS_ACCURATE_TIME : ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME | ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME);
-+ ok_to_set_time ? ATTRS_ACCURATE_TIME : ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME | ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME | ATTRS_SKIP_CRTIME);
-
- if (temp_copy_name) {
- if (do_rename(fnametmp, fname) < 0) {
-diff --git a/rsync.h b/rsync.h
---- a/rsync.h
-+++ b/rsync.h
-@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
- /* The following XMIT flags require an rsync that uses a varint for the flag values */
-
- #define XMIT_RESERVED_16 (1<<16) /* reserved for future fileflags use */
--#define XMIT_RESERVED_17 (1<<17) /* reserved for future crtimes use */
-+#define XMIT_CRTIME_EQ_MTIME (1<<17) /* any protocol - restricted by command-line option */
-
- /* These flags are used in the live flist data. */
-
-@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
- #define ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME (1<<1)
- #define ATTRS_ACCURATE_TIME (1<<2)
- #define ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME (1<<3)
-+#define ATTRS_SKIP_CRTIME (1<<5)
-
- #define MSG_FLUSH 2
- #define FULL_FLUSH 1
-@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@
- #define ITEM_REPORT_GROUP (1<<6)
- #define ITEM_REPORT_ACL (1<<7)
- #define ITEM_REPORT_XATTR (1<<8)
-+#define ITEM_REPORT_CRTIME (1<<10)
- #define ITEM_BASIS_TYPE_FOLLOWS (1<<11)
- #define ITEM_XNAME_FOLLOWS (1<<12)
- #define ITEM_IS_NEW (1<<13)
-@@ -568,6 +570,10 @@ typedef unsigned int size_t;
- #endif
- #endif
-
-+#ifdef HAVE_GETATTRLIST
-+#define SUPPORT_CRTIMES 1
-+#endif
-+
- /* Find a variable that is either exactly 32-bits or longer.
- * If some code depends on 32-bit truncation, it will need to
- * take special action in a "#if SIZEOF_INT32 > 4" section. */
-@@ -789,6 +795,7 @@ struct file_struct {
- extern int file_extra_cnt;
- extern int inc_recurse;
- extern int atimes_ndx;
-+extern int crtimes_ndx;
- extern int pathname_ndx;
- extern int depth_ndx;
- extern int uid_ndx;
-@@ -851,6 +858,7 @@ extern int xattrs_ndx;
- #define F_XATTR(f) REQ_EXTRA(f, xattrs_ndx)->num
- #define F_NDX(f) REQ_EXTRA(f, unsort_ndx)->num
- #define F_ATIME(f) REQ_EXTRA64(f, atimes_ndx)->num
-+#define F_CRTIME(f) REQ_EXTRA64(f, crtimes_ndx)->num
-
- /* These items are per-entry optional: */
- #define F_HL_GNUM(f) OPT_EXTRA(f, START_BUMP(f))->num /* non-dirs */
-@@ -1103,6 +1111,7 @@ typedef struct {
-
- typedef struct {
- STRUCT_STAT st;
-+ time_t crtime;
- #ifdef SUPPORT_ACLS
- struct rsync_acl *acc_acl; /* access ACL */
- struct rsync_acl *def_acl; /* default ACL */
-diff --git a/syscall.c b/syscall.c
---- a/syscall.c
-+++ b/syscall.c
-@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ extern int open_noatime;
- # endif
- #endif
-
-+#pragma pack(push, 4)
-+struct create_time {
-+ uint32 length;
-+ struct timespec crtime;
-+};
-+#pragma pack(pop)
-+
- #define RETURN_ERROR_IF(x,e) \
- do { \
- if (x) { \
-@@ -385,6 +392,40 @@ int do_setattrlist_times(const char *fname, STRUCT_STAT *stp)
- }
- #endif
-
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+time_t get_create_time(const char *path)
-+{
-+ static struct create_time attrBuf;
-+ struct attrlist attrList;
-+
-+ memset(&attrList, 0, sizeof attrList);
-+ attrList.bitmapcount = ATTR_BIT_MAP_COUNT;
-+ attrList.commonattr = ATTR_CMN_CRTIME;
-+ if (getattrlist(path, &attrList, &attrBuf, sizeof attrBuf, FSOPT_NOFOLLOW) < 0)
-+ return 0;
-+ return attrBuf.crtime.tv_sec;
-+}
-+#endif
-+
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+int set_create_time(const char *path, time_t crtime)
-+{
-+ struct attrlist attrList;
-+ struct timespec ts;
-+
-+ if (dry_run) return 0;
-+ RETURN_ERROR_IF_RO_OR_LO;
-+
-+ ts.tv_sec = crtime;
-+ ts.tv_nsec = 0;
-+
-+ memset(&attrList, 0, sizeof attrList);
-+ attrList.bitmapcount = ATTR_BIT_MAP_COUNT;
-+ attrList.commonattr = ATTR_CMN_CRTIME;
-+ return setattrlist(path, &attrList, &ts, sizeof ts, FSOPT_NOFOLLOW);
-+}
-+#endif
-+
- #ifdef HAVE_UTIMENSAT
- int do_utimensat(const char *fname, STRUCT_STAT *stp)
- {
-diff --git a/testsuite/crtimes.test b/testsuite/crtimes.test
-new file mode 100644
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/testsuite/crtimes.test
-@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
-+#! /bin/sh
-+
-+# Test rsync copying create times
-+
-+. "$suitedir/rsync.fns"
-+
-+$RSYNC --version | grep "[, ] crtimes" >/dev/null || test_skipped "Rsync is configured without crtimes support"
-+
-+# Setting an older time via touch sets the create time to the mtime.
-+# Setting it to a newer time affects just the mtime.
-+
-+mkdir "$fromdir"
-+echo hiho "$fromdir/foo"
-+
-+touch -t 200101011111.11 "$fromdir"
-+touch -t 200202022222.22 "$fromdir"
-+
-+touch -t 200111111111.11 "$fromdir/foo"
-+touch -t 200212122222.22 "$fromdir/foo"
-+
-+TLS_ARGS=--crtimes
-+
-+checkit "$RSYNC -rtgvvv --crtimes \"$fromdir/\" \"$todir/\"" "$fromdir" "$todir"
-+
-+# The script would have aborted on error, so getting here means we've won.
-+exit 0
-diff --git a/tls.c b/tls.c
---- a/tls.c
-+++ b/tls.c
-@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ static int stat_xattr(const char *fname, STRUCT_STAT *fst)
- #endif
-
- static int display_atimes = 0;
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+static int display_crtimes = 0;
-+#endif
-
- static void failed(char const *what, char const *where)
- {
-@@ -143,14 +146,22 @@ static void storetime(char *dest, size_t destsize, time_t t, int nsecs)
- static void list_file(const char *fname)
- {
- STRUCT_STAT buf;
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ time_t crtime = 0;
-+#endif
- char permbuf[PERMSTRING_SIZE];
- char mtimebuf[50];
- char atimebuf[50];
-+ char crtimebuf[50];
- char linkbuf[4096];
- int nsecs;
-
- if (do_lstat(fname, &buf) < 0)
- failed("stat", fname);
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (display_crtimes && (crtime = get_create_time(fname)) == 0)
-+ failed("get_create_time", fname);
-+#endif
- #ifdef SUPPORT_XATTRS
- if (am_root < 0)
- stat_xattr(fname, &buf);
-@@ -195,6 +206,12 @@ static void list_file(const char *fname)
- storetime(atimebuf, sizeof atimebuf, S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode) ? 0 : buf.st_atime, -1);
- else
- atimebuf[0] = '\0';
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ if (display_crtimes)
-+ storetime(crtimebuf, sizeof crtimebuf, crtime, -1);
-+ else
-+#endif
-+ crtimebuf[0] = '\0';
-
- /* TODO: Perhaps escape special characters in fname? */
- printf("%s ", permbuf);
-@@ -204,14 +221,17 @@ static void list_file(const char *fname)
- } else
- printf("%15s", do_big_num(buf.st_size, 1, NULL));
-
-- printf(" %6ld.%-6ld %6ld%s%s %s%s\n",
-+ printf(" %6ld.%-6ld %6ld%s%s%s %s%s\n",
- (long)buf.st_uid, (long)buf.st_gid, (long)buf.st_nlink,
-- mtimebuf, atimebuf, fname, linkbuf);
-+ mtimebuf, atimebuf, crtimebuf, fname, linkbuf);
- }
-
- static struct poptOption long_options[] = {
- /* longName, shortName, argInfo, argPtr, value, descrip, argDesc */
- {"atimes", 'U', POPT_ARG_NONE, &display_atimes, 0, 0, 0},
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ {"crtimes", 'N', POPT_ARG_NONE, &display_crtimes, 0, 0, 0},
-+#endif
- {"link-times", 'l', POPT_ARG_NONE, &link_times, 0, 0, 0 },
- {"link-owner", 'L', POPT_ARG_NONE, &link_owner, 0, 0, 0 },
- #ifdef SUPPORT_XATTRS
-@@ -231,6 +251,9 @@ static void NORETURN tls_usage(int ret)
- fprintf(F,"Trivial file listing program for portably checking rsync\n");
- fprintf(F,"\nOptions:\n");
- fprintf(F," -U, --atimes display access (last-used) times\n");
-+#ifdef SUPPORT_CRTIMES
-+ fprintf(F," -N, --crtimes display create times (newness)\n");
-+#endif
- fprintf(F," -l, --link-times display the time on a symlink\n");
- fprintf(F," -L, --link-owner display the owner+group on a symlink\n");
- #ifdef SUPPORT_XATTRS