Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 15:02:43 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 64-bit time_t on sparc64, epilogue(?) Message-ID: <20031115150022.U5733@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <p06002011bbdb6f7e5cc8@[128.113.24.47]> References: <p06002011bbdb6f7e5cc8@[128.113.24.47]>
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On Sat, 15 Nov 2003, Garance A Drosihn wrote: > Recently on the freebsd-sparc64 list, it was mentioned that it > would be nice to upgrade time_t on that port to be 64-bit. It > is pretty obvious (to me at least) that we could bite the bullet > and do it (disruptively) right now. If we don't, then (IMO) we > pretty much have to wait until the 6.x-branch. Considering the scope and potential disruptiveness of such a change, I think waiting till 6.x is a better avenue, when we can pull the switch on all the platforms. This isn't the sort of thing to pull after a .0 release, even if it means more user impact down the road. We already reserve new major branch releases for serious breakage and no compatibility guarantees; lets try to save game-breakers like this for those times. </metoo> -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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