#474 WriteMetaFLAC fails on new files on Windows

#474

Author: JamesHeinrich

getid3/getid3.php

@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class getID3
 	 */
 	protected $startup_warning = '';
 
-	const VERSION           = '1.9.24-202510150953';
+	const VERSION           = '1.9.24-202510151030';
 	const FREAD_BUFFER_SIZE = 32768;
 
 	const ATTACHMENTS_NONE   = false;

getid3/write.metaflac.php

@@ -121,9 +121,14 @@ public function WriteMetaFLAC() {
 				$metaflacError = shell_exec($commandline);
 
 				if (empty($metaflacError)) {
-					clearstatcache(true, $this->filename);
-					if ($timestampbeforewriting == filemtime($this->filename)) {
-						$metaflacError = 'File modification timestamp has not changed - it looks like the tags were not written';
+					if (abs(time() - $timestampbeforewriting) < 5) {
+						// https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/474
+						// probably working on a temporary (or otherwise newly-created) file so hack-check file-modification-date will always fail
+					} else {
+						clearstatcache(true, $this->filename);
+						if ($timestampbeforewriting == filemtime($this->filename)) {
+							$metaflacError = 'File modification timestamp has not changed - it looks like the tags were not written';
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			} else {