Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 21:44:33 -0500 From: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu> To: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: time_t not to change size on x86, votes Message-ID: <p05101006b8027094cbe1@[128.113.24.47]> In-Reply-To: <20011028171553.E32015@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <200110270636.f9R6aik43419@apollo.backplane.com> <20011027064343.03830380A@overcee.netplex.com.au> <20011027124149.A486@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> <p05101003b800cfd71d2c@[128.113.24.47]> <20011028171553.E32015@dragon.nuxi.com>
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At 5:15 PM -0800 10/28/01, David O'Brien wrote:
>On Sat, Oct 27, 2001, Garance A Drosihn wrote:
> > Now use that scale to vote for the following list of suggested
>> changes. Each item in the list is for one specific change,
>> and each would be voted on separately.
>>
>> a) For the up-and-coming 64-bit platforms (sparc64, IA-64),
>> FreeBSD 5.0-release should have a 64-bit value for time_t.
>> b) For the up-and-coming 32-bit platforms (PowerPC),
>> FreeBSD 5.0-release should have a 64-bit value for time_t.
>> c) For the existing 32-bit platform (i386),
>> FreeBSD 5.0-release should have a 64-bit value.
>> d) For all 32-bit platforms (PowerPC, i386),
>> iff FreeBSD 5.0-release continues to be a 32-bit value,
>> then it should be called 'long' instead of 'int'.
>
>You left out the Alpha (not surprising as most here seem to ignore
>it...)
I think those who run Alpha should vote on Alpha. I do not run
Alpha, and do not expect that I personally will get an Alpha
machine.
Still, I should have listed it, and I guess I should vote.
Issue:
e) Alpha should have a 64-bit time_t in 5.0-release
My vote:
4.5 - but I am willing to be outvoted by the people who are
actually running freebsd/alpha.
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Senior Systems Programmer or gad@freebsd.org
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