Prevent updating mtime if formatting did not change file #166
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We would previously always write formatted results to an input file if `-i` was passed which causes an update to the file's mtime. This would likely cause e.g., uninteresting rebuilds for many build systems. With this patch we skip writing out results if formatting did not change.
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We would previously always write formatted results to an input file if
-iwas passed which causes an update to the file's mtime. This wouldlikely cause e.g., uninteresting rebuilds for many build systems.
With this patch we skip writing out results if formatting did not change.