From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 18 19:06:17 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2987116A4CE; Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:06:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp2.server.rpi.edu (smtp2.server.rpi.edu [128.113.2.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BD7643D2F; Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:06:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from drosih@rpi.edu) Received: from [128.113.24.47] (gilead.netel.rpi.edu [128.113.24.47]) by smtp2.server.rpi.edu (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i0J36CO2011449; Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:06:13 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: drosih@mail.rpi.edu Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <40096688.7040304@mindspring.com> References: <200312212239.38557.craig@xfoil.gank.org> <20040106095942.O66232@beagle.fokus.fraunhofer.de> <20040106182824.GA42422@dragon.nuxi.com> <20040107174346.GA50142@dragon.nuxi.com> <20040111093043.GA11120@dragon.nuxi.com> <40096688.7040304@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:06:11 -0500 To: richardcoleman@mindspring.com, freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org From: Garance A Drosihn Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . canit . ca) Subject: Re: Gearing up for 64-bit time_t on sparc64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 03:06:17 -0000 At 11:44 AM -0500 1/17/04, Richard Coleman wrote: >Any idea on when we might make the jump to 64 bit time_t? We >probably want to do it soon, and give ourselves a few months >before the release. That way, there will be plenty of time >to fix any troubles with ports. A few people have tried my script and followed the instructions in my special "UPDATING.64BTT" file. No one as reported any problems to me, and at least a few people have reported that it has worked for them. I agree with your view, but I am not sure what is appropriate for me to do at this point. I could just commit the "installworld_nk" and "UPDATING.64BTT" files to /usr/src, but it wouldn't surprise me if that caused a few people to scream at me. Also, as mentioned in the UPDATING.64BTT file, we need to have a binary-version of 'cvsup-without-gui' available, one which has been compiled on a 64-bit time_t system. I have one of those, so it's a matter of where should we put it for people who will need it. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@gilead.netel.rpi.edu Senior Systems Programmer or gad@freebsd.org Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute or drosih@rpi.edu