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Date:      Fri, 9 Feb 1996 20:11:57 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        cimaxp1!jb@werple.net.au (John Birrell)
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, jb@cimlogic.com.au
Subject:   Re: POSIX 1003.1b compliance (timespec revisited)
Message-ID:  <199602100311.UAA13389@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <199602092229.JAA18304@werple.net.au> from "John Birrell" at Feb 10, 96 09:28:38 am

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> I recently posted a note to this list about the FreeBSD definition of
> timespec and the fact that it does not comply with IEEE 1003.1b-1993.
> I noted that NetBSD was about to make the change. Well the NetBSD change
> has happened and has found its way to at least a mirror at this end of the
> earth. So how about making the change to FreeBSD too?

These structures are everywhere. 8-(.

Not to mention that "time" in kernel.h is referenced directly instead
of via a macro.  8-(.

The cleanup on these things should probably wait until after David
Greenman integrates the Lite2 code.  I think NetBSD did this some
time ago.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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