--- loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2006/08/04 22:16:42	1.211
+++ loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2006/09/13 21:43:26	1.212
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Publication Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.211 2006/08/04 22:16:42 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.212 2006/09/13 21:43:26 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1820,10 +1820,17 @@ sub publishdirectory {
 # previously published, modified now
 			$publishthis=1;
 		    }
+		    my $meta_cmtime = (stat($fn.'/'.$filename.'.meta'))[9];
+		    my $meta_rmtime = (stat($resdir.'/'.$filename.'.meta'))[9];
+		    if ( $meta_rmtime<$meta_cmtime ) {
+			&Apache::lonnet::logthis("meta change!");
+			$publishthis=1;
+		    }
 		} else {
 # never published
 		    $publishthis=1;
 		}
+		
 		if ($publishthis) {
 		    &batchpublish($r,$fn.'/'.$filename,$resdir.'/'.$filename);
 		} else {