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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
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In-Reply-To: <20011102073924.O94635@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>; from peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 07:39:24AM +1100
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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.

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