13 Feb
2009
13 Feb
'09
8:33 p.m.
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. -- Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.