Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:14:59 -0400 (EDT) From: "B. Richardson" <rabtter@aye.net> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 64-bit time_t Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.95.980814091311.18292A-100000@orion.aye.net> In-Reply-To: <199808141115.FAA21672@lariat.lariat.org>
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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
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