Once upon a time, Nathan Malynn <neito@nerdramblingz.com> said:
Question about 2k38: Aren't most Unixoid systems using 64-bit clocks now?
Unix/POSIX systems use "time_t" to store the base time counter, which is seconds since the epoch (1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC). Most platforms still use a 32 bit time_t for compatibility.
However, it does appear that at some point, 64 bit Linux systems switched to a 64 bit time_t, so I can only assume others are switching as well. Hopefully, the 32 bit systems (at least that have to count seconds) will be mostly gone in another 29 years.
FreeBSD used a 64-bit time_t for the AMD64 port pretty much right away. On the flip side, it used a 32-bit time_t for the Alpha port. I guess someone predicted "it wouldn't be a problem." Nowhere near as annoying a problem as the variability of the size of size_t. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.