Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 21:21:34 +0100 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Ken Harrenstien <klh@netcom.com> Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/15981: rcp -p fails when times have high bit set Message-ID: <14917.947362894@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 08 Jan 2000 12:10:02 PST." <200001082010.MAA69548@freefall.freebsd.org>
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In message <200001082010.MAA69548@freefall.freebsd.org>, Ken Harrenstien writes : > > Not under systems with signed time_t like FreeBSD. Using %ul would > > break times before the epoch (about 1970). > > Sigh. OK, I didn't realize this was a conscious decision in FreeBSD. > > I assume there are good reasons for this (to me) surprising choice. Yes: to be able to represent dates before 1970. > If there is anything that explains the rationale, I would like to read > about it. In particular, what's the plan for Jan 18, 2038? 64bit time_t. -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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