Re: January 19, 2038

["Adam C. Powell, IV" <adam powell nist gov>]

Bob Taylor wrote:

> Exactly how many 32 bit machines do you think will still be in *use* in
> the year 2037?

Hmm.  Isn't this the kind of thinking that got us into our current trouble?
With Linux being used in a lot of embedded devices, some of which I'm sure
will be around in 40 years, this approach is not especially helpful.

Fortunately, the issue isn't 32-bit vs. 64-bit computers, but 32 vs. 64-bit
__time_t.  If this is fixed in the glibc (and people don't do stupid things
like casting to/from ints), then we're all set, right?

Zeen,

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