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Date:      Sun, 28 Oct 2001 17:35:24 -0700 (PST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>, arch@FreeBSD.org, Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
Subject:   Re: time_t not to change size on x86
Message-ID:  <XFMail.011028173524.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20011028171754.F32015@dragon.nuxi.com>

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On 29-Oct-01 David O'Brien wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2001 at 02:39:24AM -0700, John Baldwin wrote:
>> I think changing the 386 would be the wrong thing to do.  At the very
>> least, it should be changed last.  First change the 64-bit archs to use
>> a 64-bit time_t (i..e., make time_t a 'long').
> 
> Alpha should be changed when i386 is.

Changing alpha isn't near as "bad" as changing i386, as it already passes args
in 64-bit registers, so printf won't break, etc.  I don't think i386 should
ever change, personally, but I don't think it will really break Alpha near as
much as i386.

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