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Date:      Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:49:13 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au>
Cc:        Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FYI: A thought on 64-bit time_t on Alpha
Message-ID:  <20011109104913.B51278@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <20011102073924.O94635@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>; from peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 07:39:24AM %2B1100
References:  <20011030225720.A39348@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> <20011102073924.O94635@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>

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On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 07:39:24AM +1100, Peter Jeremy wrote:
> My feeling is that Alpha should move to 64-bit time.  I realise that
> it won't survive to 2038, but it is currently our reference 64-bit
> platform.  

> Others have pointed out that the pain of porting FreeBSD to
> a new 64-bit platform will be increased by having to simultaneously
> manage a changed time_t size WRT i386.  This pain can be minimised if
> the 32-bit dependencies have been weeded out in the Alpha.

Feh, by all 3 people using -current on their Alpha's?  No thanks.
Those 3 already have too any irons in the fire.

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)

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