Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 19:24:45 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 64 bit times revisited.. Message-ID: <200110270224.f9R2Ojv06850@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> of "Fri, 26 Oct 2001 18:51:33 PDT." <20011027015133.E4539380A@overcee.netplex.com.au>
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> Mike Smith wrote: > > > If there is a shift in the time_t paradigm, it's going to need to be > > driven by the industry at large, and it will need to be supported by > > wider consensus than a small frothing cabal such as currently stands > > behind this set of proposals. > > Does "Linux" represent a large enough portion of the Unix industry? > Its 64 bit platforms have 64 bit time_t (long) and their 32 bit platforms > have 32 bit time_t (long). If there's a rift in the industry, then siding with Linux is probably a safe move, given that a sanity check on their activities doesn't make us barf. 8) > I wish I hadn't even brought up the possibility of changing i386. I didn't > make it clear enough how much I hated the idea of it. I'm sure we can arrange for you to suffer for it later. 8) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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