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Re: PATCH [4/n]: Support 64bit time_t and 32bit long


> Instead of trying to fix this yourself, I suggest that you simply
> sync from the upstream version of mktime.c, which is in gnulib.
> gnulib mktime.c was changed some time ago so that it does not
> assume that 'long int' is wide enough for the calculations in question.

This is already on the communal list for generally harmonizing once-shared
code with gnulib.  It doesn't seem like it should be up to HJ to deal with
the particularities of mktime.  Since there is now a practical need for it,
mktime seems like a good place to start on that overall effort.  It makes
sense that it be led by someone who groks the particular gnulib code in
question and its history, i.e. probably you.  As with all these cases,
we're not going to accept an "update" to the gnulib version wholesale, but
will need to consider each material change on its merits and have them
justified as with all proposed libc changes.


Thanks,
Roland


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