Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 23:59:22 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: FYI: A thought on 64-bit time_t on Alpha Message-ID: <XFMail.011030235922.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20011030225720.A39348@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>
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On 31-Oct-01 Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > Gang, > > We all seem to be of the opinion that the 64-bit archs should > have a 64-bit time_t. The question that is unanswered at this > time is whether this includes the Alpha. > > What I want to avoid is that Alpha will continue to be the odd > one even if it's not anymore the only 64-bit arch (or even the > only "other" arch). For some reason I don't think it's a good > idea to have the Alpha cuddle up with i386. Not only will it > be the odd one among the 64-bit archs, it will not stop being > the odd one in the 32-bit camp. > > So, whatever we decide, let's keep in mind that it can harm the > Alpha too if we treat it as an 32-bit arch and not have time_t > be 64-bit. > > From where I'm standing, it looks that the pain of changing the > Alpha is more like a short painful sting, compared to the long > and nagging itch of not changing time_t. I'd rather have the > sting... > > Just FYI, Alpha will be dead long before 2038. It's not really a widely used embedded target, so I don't think there will be legacy Alpha systems running by then. In short, there is very little gain for the pain here. Just leave it alone. :) Another interesting question is what do we do with ppc. It is ILP32, but it's a new arch, so we could make time_t 64-bit on it (except that then time_t > long which could be a problem.) -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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