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Cc: Juli Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-mips@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: 64 bit time_t in 32 bit ABI?
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I thought we made all new architectures adopt a 32-bit time_t and that's =
why it is this way.

Warner

On Apr 29, 2011, at 11:36 AM, Jayachandran C. wrote:

> In sys/mips/include/_types.h, I see
>=20
> | 119 typedef __int64_t       __time_t;               /* time()... */
>=20
> Which as far as I can see, is not right for the 32-bit ABIs. But this
> definition has been there for a long time, so I would like to know if
> there is any reason for this?
>=20
> Since this is a user-visible type, changing it would break binary =
compatibility.
>=20
> Thanks,
> JC.
>=20
>=20