902997abc3d6d90a569c219d1305e00535d2ef47
hiram
  Tue Aug 18 13:42:07 2026 -0700
just following orders refs #38021

diff --git src/hg/utils/automation/HgAutomate.pm src/hg/utils/automation/HgAutomate.pm
index 2da2d89d880..b407fe94574 100755
--- src/hg/utils/automation/HgAutomate.pm
+++ src/hg/utils/automation/HgAutomate.pm
@@ -904,30 +904,31 @@
   open(my $handle, $fileSpec)
     || die "Couldn't open \"$fileSpec\": $!\n";
   return $handle;
 }
 
 sub nfsNoodge {
   # the touch of the directory causes NFS to refresh its directory
   # information and thus pick up status change to the file.
   # sometimes localhost can't see the newly created file immediately,
   # so insert some artificial delay in order to prevent the next step
   # from dieing on lack of file:
   my ($file) = @_;
   confess "Must have exactly 1 argument" if (scalar(@_) != 1);
   confess "undef input" if (! defined $file);
   return if ($main::opt_debug);
+  return	# claude reports this function is no longer needed refs #rm38021
   my $dir = dirname($file);
   for (my $i=0;  $i < 5;  $i++) {
     `touch $dir`;
     sleep(4);
     last if ( -s $file );
   }
 }
 
 sub run {
   # Run a command in sh (unless -debug).
   my ($cmd) = @_;
   confess "Must have exactly 1 argument" if (scalar(@_) != 1);
   confess "undef input" if (! defined $cmd);
   if ($main::opt_debug) {
     print "#DEBUG# $cmd\n";