Compare only size+symlink for sync — mode and modtime are unreliable across NTFS→Docker volume

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/cmd_linux.go b/cmd_linux.go
index 390e431..305b7d1 100644
--- a/cmd_linux.go
+++ b/cmd_linux.go
@@ -194,17 +194,13 @@ func syncFromManifest(remote *Manifest, stack *GitignoreStack) {
 
 		if localMeta, exists := localManifest.Files[relPath]; exists {
 			if localMeta.Size == remoteMeta.Size &&
-				localMeta.Mode == remoteMeta.Mode &&
-				localMeta.ModTime.Equal(remoteMeta.ModTime) &&
 				localMeta.Symlink == remoteMeta.Symlink {
 				continue
 			}
 			if debugShown < 5 {
-				logDebug("mismatch %s: size=%d/%d mode=%o/%o modtime=%v/%v symlink=%q/%q",
+				logDebug("mismatch %s: size=%d/%d symlink=%q/%q",
 					relPath,
 					localMeta.Size, remoteMeta.Size,
-					localMeta.Mode, remoteMeta.Mode,
-					localMeta.ModTime, remoteMeta.ModTime,
 					localMeta.Symlink, remoteMeta.Symlink)
 				debugShown++
 			}
diff --git a/watcher.go b/watcher.go
index 1ee3972..137bb36 100644
--- a/watcher.go
+++ b/watcher.go
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ func syncWrite(srcPath, destPath, relPath string, manifest *Manifest, dryRun boo
 		return
 	}
 
-	meta, exists := manifest.Files[relPath]
-	if exists && meta.Size == info.Size() && meta.Mode == info.Mode() && meta.ModTime.Equal(info.ModTime()) {
-		return
-	}
-
 	linkTarget := ""
 	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
 		linkTarget, err = os.Readlink(srcPath)
@@ -103,6 +98,11 @@ func syncWrite(srcPath, destPath, relPath string, manifest *Manifest, dryRun boo
 		}
 	}
 
+	meta, exists := manifest.Files[relPath]
+	if exists && meta.Size == info.Size() && meta.Symlink == linkTarget {
+		return
+	}
+
 	manifest.Files[relPath] = FileMeta{
 		Size:    info.Size(),
 		Mode:    info.Mode(),