+(defun vc-workfile-unchanged-p (file)
+ "Return non-nil if FILE has not changed since the last checkout."
+ (let ((checkout-time (vc-file-getprop file 'vc-checkout-time))
+ (lastmod (nth 5 (file-attributes file))))
+ (if checkout-time
+ (equal checkout-time lastmod)
+ (let ((unchanged (vc-call workfile-unchanged-p file)))
+ (vc-file-setprop file 'vc-checkout-time (if unchanged lastmod 0))
+ unchanged))))
+
+(defun vc-default-workfile-unchanged-p (backend file)
+ "Check if FILE is unchanged by diffing against the master version.
+Return non-nil if FILE is unchanged."
+ (zerop (vc-call diff file (vc-workfile-version file))))
+