In message <86u0ndktd8.fsf_at_xps.des.no>, =?iso-8859-1?q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?= writes: >Philip Paeps <philip_at_freebsd.org> writes: >> Also, <don asbestos undies>, is there a specific reason for not having a 64bit >> wide time_t on Alpha? > >Historical reasons (comptability with OSF/1, I believe). Changing to >a 64-bit time_t at this point would be inadvisable. The entire time_t thing is on hold right now, pending the outcome of ITU-R study group 7As work to revise TF.460-6 (ITU-R question 102/7) Once we know the result of that, we can decide _in general_ what the future holds for time_t. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk_at_FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.Received on Tue Mar 15 2005 - 12:11:48 UTC
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