From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Aug 14 08:27:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA11266 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 08:27:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lariat.lariat.org (lariat.lariat.org [206.100.185.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA11261 for ; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 08:26:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brett@lariat.org) Received: (from brett@localhost) by lariat.lariat.org (8.8.8/8.8.6) id JAA23467; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:26:19 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <199808141526.JAA23467@lariat.lariat.org> X-Sender: brett@127.0.0.1 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1.0.44 (Beta) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:22:45 -0600 To: "B. Richardson" From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: 64-bit time_t Cc: Mike Smith , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: References: <199808141115.FAA21672@lariat.lariat.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I believe that Linux is already moving to a 64-bit time_t. The BSDs are behind. Maybe that's why there's resistance here (I can't figure out any LOGICAL reason for resisting this necessary change.) --Brett At 09:14 AM 8/14/98 -0400, B. Richardson wrote: > >Slightly out of thread, but .... do any 32 bit Unices have a 64 bit >time_t? I was under the impression (maybe wrongfully so) that they do not. > >- > >Barrett Richardson rabtter@orion.aye.net > >On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, Brett Glass wrote: > >> At 11:25 PM 8/13/98 +0000, Mike Smith wrote: >> >> >Funny, that's what Unix is. A big box full of tools. >> >> Many of which, due to legacy code, are redundant and cause >> unnecessary bloat and confusion. >> >> >Pick the right one for the job, and you'll bruise much less often. >> >> Make one more generally useful, and you won't have to root around >> hunting for the one (of dozens) that's exactly right. >> >> It's amazing the excuses people will make not to update their tools! >> I suppose this is why so much is still written in C, which is >> generally acknowledged to be a rusty tool without safety guards. >> >> --Brett >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message