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Re: [PATCH] Changes the default size of time_t to 64 bit.
On Fri, 2017-08-11 at 13:20 +0200, philipp.trommler@preh.de wrote:
> +`--enable-32bit-time_t'
> + Use a time_t that is defined to long, regardless of the
> wordsize of
> + the target. This may lead to problems in January 2038 when the
> 32 bit
> + timestamp overflows but on the other hand may yield better
> + performance than 64 bit timestamps.
> + Disabled by default.
I would say that the option is misleading, as "long" may as well have
64-bits on 64-bit systems. Maybe it would be better to have it as "
--disable-64bit-time_t"? This would have a similar issue, but be
actually more consistent with the logic of the patch - time_t is
either 64-bit or whatever "long" is.
Regards,
FCh