Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 10:06:00 -0500 (EST) From: Don <don@calis.BlackSun.org> To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: time_t and clock_t Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812241001080.1309-100000@calis.BlackSun.org> In-Reply-To: <199812241310.OAA25450@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de>
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> ... and the 2 cents of mine: > > In the year 2038, int will be >= 64 bits anyway (IF we're > still programming in C by then, which I doubt). So let's > rather stay compatible and let time_t be an int. In fact, > we're gonna have problems if it's not an int, because many > software assumes that it's an int. This might not be good > style, but it's a fact. Since we are each giving our 2 cents ... Intel is going to Merced soon enough. FreeBSD is going to have to be ported to Merced too so why not beat the rush and have a fully 64 bit compatible system. Why should we wait until the last second like all of the Y2K people did. Let's get the Alpha port using a 64 bit time_t and this way there will be no worried later on. And if and when Merced comes out FreeBSD can be a truly 64 bit system ready for the next century. -Don To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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