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	# is unreliable on some platforms and requires write permissions)
	# for now we should catch this and refuse to run.
	if ( -f $0 ) {
		my $s = (stat($0))[9];

		# If the modification time is only slightly in the future,
		# sleep briefly to remove the problem.
		my $a = $s - time;
		if ( $a > 0 and $a < 5 ) { sleep 5 }

		# Too far in the future, throw an error.
		my $t = time;
		if ( $s > $t ) { die <<"END_DIE" }

Your installer $0 has a modification time in the future ($s > $t).

This is known to create infinite loops in make.

Please correct this, then run $0 again.

END_DIE