diff -r 301d738b1181 -r 70b6c13d084f lib/utils.py
--- a/lib/utils.py	Thu Jan 31 17:58:03 2008 +0000
+++ b/lib/utils.py	Thu Jan 31 19:13:00 2008 +0000
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #
 
-import os.path
+import os, os.path
 
 import settings
 
@@ -80,3 +80,10 @@
 def strip_path (path) :
     return path.lstrip('.').lstrip('/')
 
+def mtime (path) :
+    try :
+        return os.stat(path).st_mtime
+    except OSError :
+        # no such file or directory
+        return None
+