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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/guix/store/deduplication.scm b/guix/store/deduplication.scm
index 53810c680f..21b0c81f3d 100644
--- a/guix/store/deduplication.scm
+++ b/guix/store/deduplication.scm
@@ -102,11 +102,17 @@ LINK-PREFIX."
SWAP-DIRECTORY as the directory to store temporary hard links.
Note: TARGET, TO-REPLACE, and SWAP-DIRECTORY must be on the same file system."
- (let ((temp-link (get-temp-link target swap-directory)))
- (make-file-writable (dirname to-replace))
+ (let* ((temp-link (get-temp-link target swap-directory))
+ (parent (dirname to-replace))
+ (stat (stat parent)))
+ (make-file-writable parent)
(catch 'system-error
(lambda ()
- (rename-file temp-link to-replace))
+ (rename-file temp-link to-replace)
+
+ ;; Restore PARENT's mtime and permissions.
+ (set-file-time parent stat)
+ (chmod parent (stat:mode stat)))
(lambda args
(delete-file temp-link)
(unless (= EMLINK (system-error-errno args))